Open AccessSurge of Miller Fisher variant and Guillain‐Barré syndrome in two downtown Los Angeles community teaching hospitals
Author(s) -
Yang Michael C.,
Liu Antonio
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3132
Subject(s) - guillain barre syndrome , medicine , miller fisher syndrome , pediatrics , downtown , pathology
Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) and Miller Fisher variant (MFv) cases spiked threefold in Los Angeles, with a high proportion of MFv cases. MFv is underdiagnosed when accompanying neurological symptoms are mild. This report emphasizes the seasonality of GBS and its relation to ganglioside antibodies.
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