A case of recurrent Miller Fisher syndrome mimicking botulism

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 424-425

  Dörr, Jan ^a,b   Dieste, F J ^a   Klaasen van Husen, D ^a   Zipp, F ^b   Vogel, H P ^a  

^a HELIOS Klinikum Berlin   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Botulism; Diplopia; Miller Fisher syndrome; Recurrent

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE GQ 1B ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PTOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; BOTULISM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPLOPIA; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MILLER FISHER SYNDROME; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33846109206     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0723-7     Document Type: Article

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