ArticleBMJ case reports2021
Miller-Fisher Syndrome and Guillain-Barre Syndrome overlap syndrome in a patient post Oxford-AstraZeneca SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
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- Neuromuscular diseases associated with COVID-19 vaccines: a systematic review and pooled analysis of 258 patients.BMC neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Miller Fischer syndrome after COVID-19 infection and vaccine: a systematic review.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical characteristics and prognosis of temporary miller fisher syndrome following COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review of case studies.BMC neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Guillain-Barré syndrome in association with COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review.Immunologic research · 2022Pooled it
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- A Case Report of Anti-GD3 Antibody Positive Incomplete Miller-Fisher Syndrome With Pyramidal Tract Symptoms.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- The spectrum of anti-GQ1B antibody syndrome: beyond Miller Fisher syndrome and Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024Review
- Cardiac and Neurological Complications Post COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series.Vaccines · 2024Review
- [Miller-Fisher/Guillain-Barré overlap syndrome following COVID-19 vaccination].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2024Article
- Guillain-Barre syndrome following COVID-19 vaccination: a study of 70 case reports.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Review
- Reply to the letter to the editor titled "Guillain-Barre / Miller-Fisher overlap syndrome or acute, motor and sensory, axonal neuropathy with cranial nerve involvement?"Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications of COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination.Advances in ophthalmology and optometry · 2023Review
- Ocular motility disorders following coronavirus disease-19 vaccination.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023Article
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome Induced by Vaccination Against COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2023Review
- Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: how is it different? a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.Clinical and experimental vaccine research · 2023Article
- Co-VAN study: COVID-19 vaccine associated neurological diseases- an experience from an apex neurosciences centre and review of the literature.Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia · 2023Review
- Post-COVID-19 Vaccination CNS Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings: A Systematic Review.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2023Review
- Guillain-Barre syndrome following COVID-19 vaccines: A review of literature.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
- Miller Fisher syndrome: an updated narrative review.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Guillain-Barre/Miller-Fisher overlap syndrome or acute, motor and sensory, axonal neuropathy with cranial nerve involvement?Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Article
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Abstract
We describe a patient who developed bilateral oculomotor nerve palsy, ataxia, facial diplegia and lower limb weakness 2 weeks post-Oxford-AstraZeneca SARS-CoV2 vaccination, consistent with Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS) and Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) overlap syndrome. Although some features of the patient's presentation were typical of recently reported cases of a rare GBS variant post-Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccination, including severe facial weakness and a lack of respiratory involvement, to our knowledge this is the first reported case of MFS associated with SARS-CoV2 vaccination. While postvaccination GBS remains rare, it appears to have a favourable prognosis, and recognising this entity is therefore important for patient counselling and monitoring for potential complications.
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