[Miller-Fisher syndrome and cavernous angioma].
BACKGROUND
The Miller-Fisher syndrome is considered a variant of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, generally is a benign disorder.


METHODS
We describe a patient who has had, acutely, ataxia, areflexia and ophthalmoplegia. It has been electrophysiologically diagnosed as Miller-Fisher syndrome. The symptoms appeared after an infectious disease, namely sinusitis. The evoked potential studies suggested lesions at the brain stem and we found a cavernous angioma at MRI.


CONCLUSIONS
We prepared a review of the literature published so far, showing that there is still much controversy about the physiopathology of this syndrome and the importance of the immunologic diagnoses.
Silva
L F
LF
Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitário Cajuru da PUC, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.
Panfilio
C B
CB
Hernández-Fustes
J
J
Hernández-Cossio
O
O
Hernández-Fustes
O J
OJ
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000502:physiology*; D012026:Reflex, Stretch / Q000502:physiology*; D013577:Syndrome
Síndrome de Miller-Fisher y angioma cavernoso.