Síndrome de Miller-Fisher en edad pediátrica: un debut inusual

Miller-Fisher syndrome is a peripheral neuropathy characterized by ophthalmoplegia, areflexia and ataxia. The incidence of this syndrome is estimated at 1 in a million, and just 14% of these occur on a pediatric age, making it an infrequent diagnosis in pediatrics. In this article we report a case o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile 2017-11, Vol.28 (3), p.202-8
Hauptverfasser: Fischer B., Álvaro, Ghisoni S., Aldo, Herrera G., María Elena, Muñoz P., Mariela, Culcay A, Catalina
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Miller-Fisher syndrome is a peripheral neuropathy characterized by ophthalmoplegia, areflexia and ataxia. The incidence of this syndrome is estimated at 1 in a million, and just 14% of these occur on a pediatric age, making it an infrequent diagnosis in pediatrics. In this article we report a case of Miller-Fisher syndrome with an unusual onset on a pediatric patient along with infrequent radiological findings.
ISSN:0716-7849
2735-7996
DOI:10.5354/2735-7996.2017.70504