Clinical and electrophysiological findings in two cases of Miller Fisher syndrome

Miller Fisher syndrome: unique involvement of ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve

The clinical, electrophysiological, and radiological features of a patient with a typical Miller Fisher Syndrome are reported. The patient has shown a unique affection of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. The significance of serial electrophysiological testing particularly blink reflex study is discussed.

Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis. A case report

A 33-year-old woman three weeks after a febrile illness presented with a syndrome of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia (SOAA) that characterizes clinically both Bickerstaff and Miller Fisher syndromes. The normality of the electrophysiological tests performed, the CSF findings and the magnetic resonance images proved that the syndrome stemmed from brainstem pathology.