RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 MR Imaging Findings of Spinal Posterior Column Involvement in a Case of Miller Fisher Syndrome
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 645
OP 648
VO 25
IS 4
A1 Inoue, Nobuhiro
A1 Ichimura, Homare
A1 Goto, Satoshi
A1 Hashimoto, Yoichiro
A1 Ushio, Yukitaka
YR 2004
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/4/645.abstract
AB Summary: The site of lesions causing ataxia in Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) remains in dispute. A 43-year-old man manifested rapidly progressive left-sided ptosis, bilateral abducens palsy, areflexia, and severe ataxia. Initial MR imaging showed confined lesions of the cauda equina with gadolinium enhancement. A diagnosis of MFS was made, and the patient underwent immunotherapy. His ophthalmoplegia disappeared, but other symptoms remained. Five months after onset, MR imaging disclosed lesions confined to the spinal posterior column, which were considered to result from involvement of posterior nerve roots of the cauda equina and to be responsible for his remaining severe ataxia.