Miller Fisher syndrome--an uncommon clinical presentation.
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چکیده
Miller Fisher syndrome is an uncommon disease and it is a variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Miller Fisher syndrome also has rarer variants. Combined features of classic Guillain-Barre syndrome and Miller Fisher syndrome are uncommon. Here we are reporting a case of Miller Fisher variant with Guillain-Barre syndrome overlap in which ataxia, are flexia, oculomotor disturbance and limb weakness occurred within few days.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 56 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008