Clinical features and prognosis of Miller Fisher syndrome
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Article abstract— The authors reviewed the clinical features and outcome of Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) for 50 consecutive patients with MFS including 28 patients who received no immunotherapy. Besides the characteristic clinical triad (ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia), pupillary abnormalities, blepharoptosis, and facial palsy are frequent in MFS, whereas sensory loss is unusual despite the presence of profound ataxia. Patients with MFS usually had good recovery and no residual deficits.
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Received: September 7, 2000
Accepted: January 16, 2001
Published online: April 24, 2001
Published in print: April 24, 2001
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