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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome following Miller-Fisher syndrome.

Catarina Bernardes, Cristiana Silva, Gustavo Santo, Inês Correia

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. 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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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Catarina Bernardes *Neurology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal acatarinabernardes@gmail.com.
Cristiana Silva *Neurology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Gustavo SantoNeurology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Inês CorreiaNeurology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra · PTNeurology, Inc · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with dysphonia, diplopia, dysphagia and generalised weakness since that day. Neurological examination revealed eye adduction limitation, ptosis, hypoactive reflexes and gait ataxia. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid analysis and brain CT were normal. Electromyography revealed a sensory axonal polyneuropathy. She was diagnosed with Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS) and started on intravenous immunoglobulin. Two days after intravenous immunoglobulin treatment was completed, she developed a sustained hypertensive profile and presented a generalised tonic-clonic seizure. Brain MRI was suggestive of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and supportive treatment was implemented with progressive improvement. PRES may be a possible complication of MFS not only due to autonomic and inflammatory dysfunctions, but also as a consequence of its treatment. Patients with MFS should be maintained under close surveillance, especially in the first days and preferably in intermediate care units.

Indexed as

Miller Fisher SyndromePosterior Leukoencephalopathy SyndromeAgedFemaleHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroimagingImmunoglobulins, Intravenouscranial nervesepilepsy and seizuresneuroimagingneuro ITUperipheral nerve disease

Identifiers

PMID34266817
PMCPMC8286754
OpenAlexW3182903969

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