[Multimodal therapy of Miller-Fisher syndrome. Possible benefit of cerebrospinal fluid filtration].

Abstract

A 47 year old male patient with Miller-Fisher-syndrome did not respond to treatment with plasmapheresis and intravenous high dose 7 S immune globulins. Only cerebrospinal fluid pheresis, administered as final alternative, lead to definite improvement and cure.

• Authors: B Pfausler, G Grubwieser, A Auckenthaler, H Rogenhofer, E Schmutzhard
• Journal: Der Nervenarzt (Nervenarzt) Vol. 68 Issue 12 Pg. 1002-3 (Dec 1997) ISSN: 0028-2804 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Multimodale Therapie eines Miller-Fisher-Syndroms. Der mögliche Nutzen der Liquor-cerebrospinalis-Filtration.
• PMID: 9465345 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Immunoglobulin G

Topics

• Female
• Humans
• Immunoglobulin G (cerebrospinal fluid)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Miller Fisher Syndrome (cerebrospinal fluid, immunology, therapy)
• Neurologic Examination
• Plasmapheresis
• Treatment Failure
• Ultrafiltration