Miller-Fisher Syndrome

A rare mimic of acute stroke: rapidly progressing Miller-Fisher Syndrome to acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Lennie Lynn Chua de Castillo, Jose Danilo Bengzon Diestro, Katrina Hannah Dizon Ignacio, Paul Matthew Dimaguila Pasco

BMJ Case Reports CP Mar 2019, 12 (3) e228220; DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228220

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Miller-Fisher Syndrome