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A Variant of the Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Irwin Blau, MD; Ira Casson, MD; Abraham Lieberman, MD; Edwin Weiss, MD

Arch Neurol. 1980;37(6):384-385.

Abstract
• Two patients with Fisher's syndrome of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia experienced severe weakness and respiratory distress. Both patients required tracheostomy and assisted ventilation, but both made a complete recovery. Fisher's syndrome is generally considered to be a benign variant of acute infectious polyneuropathy (the Guillain-Barré syndrome). Our two patients demonstrate that the condition is not always benign.

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Neurology (Drs Blau, Casson, and Lieberman) and Clinical Medicine (Dr Weiss), New York University School of Medicine.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Sept 19, 1979.

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