Surge of Miller Fisher variant and Guillain‐Barré syndrome in two downtown Los Angeles community teaching hospitals

Surge of Miller Fisher variant and Guillain‐Barré syndrome in two downtown Los Angeles community teaching hospitals

Abstract Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) and Miller Fisher variant (MFv) cases spiked threefold in Los Angeles, with a high proportion of MFv cases. MFv is underdiagnosed when accompanying neurological symptoms are mild. This report emphasizes the seasonality of GBS and its relation to ganglioside ant...

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Main Authors: Michael C. Yang, Antonio Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-11-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
ganglioside antibody tests
Guillain‐Barré syndrome
Los Angeles
Miller Fisher syndrome
Miller Fisher variant
ophthalmoplegia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3132
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Summary:Abstract Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) and Miller Fisher variant (MFv) cases spiked threefold in Los Angeles, with a high proportion of MFv cases. MFv is underdiagnosed when accompanying neurological symptoms are mild. This report emphasizes the seasonality of GBS and its relation to ganglioside antibodies.
ISSN:2050-0904

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