Brainstem encephalitis and the Miller Fisher syndrome

R K Petty; R Duncan; G A Jamal; D Hadley; P G Kennedy

doi:10.1136/jnnp.56.2.201

Brainstem encephalitis and the Miller Fisher syndrome

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1993 Feb;56(2):201-3. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.56.2.201.

Authors

R K Petty¹, R Duncan, G A Jamal, D Hadley, P G Kennedy

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Neurological Science, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.

Abstract

A case is described of a man with an acute onset areflexic ataxic syndrome with partial ophthalmoparesis and normal limb muscle power. There was evidence of both a peripheral neuropathy and a brainstem encephalitis. The patient made a full recovery and the interrelationship and nosology of brainstem encephalitis and the Miller Fisher syndrome are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Stem / pathology*
Brain Stem / physiopathology
Electromyography
Encephalitis / diagnosis*
Encephalitis / physiopathology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neurologic Examination
Peripheral Nerves / pathology
Peripheral Nerves / physiopathology
Polyradiculoneuropathy / diagnosis*
Polyradiculoneuropathy / physiopathology
Reaction Time / physiology
Synaptic Transmission / physiology