Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3037238 | Brain and Development | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We describe a boy with Fisher syndrome. He presented the typical symptoms of Fisher syndrome, including external ophthalmoplegia, abnormality of convergence, and areflexia, after an episode of Campylobacter enterocolitis. Atypically, however, anti-GA1 antibody was detected in his serum, though anti-GQ1b and anti-GT1a antibodies were not. In addition, the tau protein level in his cerebrospinal fluid was elevated. Generally, Fisher syndrome is a self-limiting disease and has a good prognosis. In our patient, however, mild diplopia and areflexia persisted 6 months after their onset. Here, we report on the first Fisher syndrome patient with anti-GA1 antibody in the serum and elevated tau protein in the cerebrospinal fluid.
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Yoshinobu Oyazato, Takashi Shiihara, Susumu Kusunoki, Masao Adachi, Noriko Ohnishi, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Atsushi Nishiyama, Aika Watanabe, Mitsuro Kobayashi, Ichiro Kamioka,