Korean J Clin Neurophysiol.  2013 Jun;15(1):27-29. 10.14253/kjcn.2013.15.1.27.

Elevated in Anti-GQ1b and Anti-GT1a IgG Antibody Titers in an Overlap Case of Pharyngeal-Cervical-Brachial Variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Miller-Fisher Syndrome

• Lee GH

• KMID: 2225198
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14253/kjcn.2013.15.1.27

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Gullain-Barre syndrome; Miller Fisher Syndrome; GQ1b ganglioside

MeSH Terms

Gangliosides
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Immunoglobulin G
Miller Fisher Syndrome
Gangliosides
Immunoglobulin G

Figure

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  Figure 1. Blink reflex tests and photographs. (A) Bilateral external ophthalmoplegia and ptosis. (B) Blink reflex could not be elicited on the right side, either by ipsilateral or contralateral stimulation.

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