Variant of Guillain–Barré syndrome with ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia.
- Specialty
- Neurology
- Subspecialty
- Neurology / Peripheral nerve
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected, slight male predominance; Female: affected; Children: yes, rare
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Fisher syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Anti-GQ1b antibody-mediated attack on cranial nerves and sensory neurons.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (6)
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Shares symptoms with
3 shared
Tolosa–Hunt syndrome
diplopia, ophthalmoplegia, ptosis
2 shared
Guillain–Barré syndrome
areflexia, facial weakness
2 shared
Orbital apex syndrome
ophthalmoplegia, ptosis
2 shared
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration syndrome
ataxia, diplopia
2 shared
Roussy–Lévy syndrome
areflexia, ataxia
2 shared
Superior orbital fissure syndrome
ophthalmoplegia, ptosis
2 shared
Weber syndrome
diplopia, ptosis
1 shared
Abetalipoproteinemia
ataxia
1 shared
Acquired cerebellar syndrome
ataxia
1 shared
Action myoclonus–renal failure syndrome
ataxia
Shares genes with
None.
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