Recurrent Miller Fisher syndrome with abnormal terminal axon dysfunction: A case report

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 112-114

  Tomčík, Jan ^a   Dufek, Michal ^a   Hromada, Jan ^a   Rektor, Ivan ^a   Bareš, Martin ^a  

^a ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Neuro muscular transmission; Recurrent Miller Fisher syndrome; Terminal axon dysfunction

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AXONAL INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIPLOPIA; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOREFLEXIA; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; PARESTHESIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 41449113027     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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