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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2018

The Differential Diagnosis of Acute Onset Truncal Ataxia: The Importance of Dysgeusia in Miller Fisher Syndrome.

Tatsuya Ueno, Ryoya Kimura, Tomoya Kon, Rie Haga, Haruo Nishijima, Jin-Ichi Nunomura, Masahiko Tomiyama

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tatsuya UenoDepartment of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Ryoya KimuraDepartment of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Tomoya KonDepartment of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Rie HagaDepartment of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Haruo NishijimaDepartment of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Jin-Ichi NunomuraDepartment of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Masahiko TomiyamaDepartment of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) can be difficult to diagnose, particularly in mild cases where some of the standard triad of symptoms (external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and loss of deep tendon reflex) are absent. We herein report a case of the incomplete form of MFS diagnosed in a 54-year-old Japanese man who presented only with ataxia symptoms and was positive for the anti-GQ1b antibody. However, the patient also suffered from dysgeusia, a significant impairment of taste perception. We propose that dysgeusia in acute-onset ataxia cases may constitute an important clinical feature to aid in the diagnosis of the incomplete form of MFS.

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AtaxiaDiagnosis, DifferentialDysgeusiaGangliosidesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMiller Fisher SyndromeGangliosidesGQ1b gangliosideataxiadifferential diagnosisdysgeusiaGQ1bMiller Fisher syndrometaste impairment

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PMID29491292
PMCPMC6096018
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