Identifier |
wh_ch16_p797 |
Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Miller Fisher Syndrome |
Creator |
Aki Kawasaki, MD, PhD |
Affiliation |
Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne |
Subject |
Ocular Motor System; Accommodation, Ocular; Tears; Miller Fisher Syndrome |
Description |
Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is considered a variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome (acute idiopathic polyneuritis). The majority (80100%) of patients with MFS are positive for anti-GQ1b IgG antibodies. Some patients also show clinical and/or imaging evidence of CNS involvement. Pupillary abnormalities are rather common, being present in 21 of 50 (42%) patients in one study. Bilateral mydriasis, poor or no light reaction, anisocoria, and reduced accommodation are typical findings and indicate primary oculoparasympathetic dysfunction. The results from one patient whose pupils were studied pharmacologically in the acute and recovery stages of MFS suggested that the pupillary involvement was caused by involvement of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. |
Date |
2005 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6545x49 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
ID |
186532 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6545x49 |