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Copyright © 2015 Masanori Ono et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS) is recognized as a variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). MFS is a rare disorder that is characterized by the acute onset of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia/hyporeflexia. MFS has a higher incidence in Asia, where the incidence is estimated to be 18%-26% of GBS compared with 3%-5% in the West. The differential diagnosis of MFS includes Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) which is characterized by a clinical triad (nystagmus and ophthalmoplegia, mental status changes, and ataxia), myasthenia gravis, and brainstem stroke. The association between MFS and pregnancy has not been reported previously. Here, we describe the clinical features of a pregnant woman in early pregnancy with MFS. This case highlights the fact that it is necessary to establish an accurate diagnosis based on the details from the patient's history on appropriate complementary testing in a pregnant patient with MFS.

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Title
Clinical Features of Miller-Fisher Syndrome in Pregnancy
Author
Ono, Masanori; Sato, Hideki; Shirahashi, Mayu; Tomioka, Noriko; Maeda, Julia; Watanabe, Keiko; Amagata, Tomoko; Ikeda, Toshiyuki; Yakubo, Kazumi; Fukuiya, Tatsuro
Publication year
2015
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
20906684
e-ISSN
20906692
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1748553173
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 Masanori Ono et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.