MILLER-FISHER SYNDROME AND PONTINE ABNORMALITIES ON MRI - A CASE-REPORT

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作者
GIROUD, M [1 ]
MOUSSON, C [1 ]
CHALOPIN, JM [1 ]
RIFLE, G [1 ]
DUMAS, R [1 ]
机构
[1] HOP BOCAGE,SERV NEPHROL,F-21000 DIJON,FRANCE
关键词
MILLER-FISHER SYNDROME; PONTINE LESIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;
D O I
10.1007/BF00314769
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The authors report a patient with Miller-Fisher syndrome in whom MRI of the brain stem showed increased signal density on T2 sequence anterior to the fourth ventricle, on the right and the left. The authors discuss the relation between these MRI abnormalities and some clinical features of the syndrome. The authors believe that the cardinal features of Miller-Fisher syndrome are due to peripheral nervous system dysfunction, but that this does not preclude a possible central nervous system involvement.
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