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. 2020 Jul 16;8(11):2245–2250. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3132

Table 2.

Miller Fisher Variant (MFv) cases

Patient‐age/sex Month Antecedent illness Recent vaccination Antibodies Clinical features Mech vent Treatment
10‐67/F Jan No No

GD1b: 146

GQ1b: 478

Ophthalmoplegia,

No Limb weakness,

Mild Dysphagia,

Mild Dysarthria,

No Respiratory Difficulty

No IVIG
11‐29/F Feb No No AsialoGM1: 63

Pregnant,

Mild Ophthalmoplegia,

No Limb Weakness,

No Dysphagia,

Mild Dysarthria,

No Respiratory Difficulty

No No treatment
12‐59/M Mar No No GD1b: 373

Ophthalmoplegia,

Dysphagia,

Dysarthria

No Respiratory Difficulty,

Mild Limb Weakness

No IVIG
13‐41/M Apr No No GQ1b: 496

Ophthalmoplegia,

No Dysphagia,

No Dysarthria,

Lower Extremity Weakness, Relative Sparing of Upper Extremity, a GBS‐MFv Overlap

No Plasma Exchange
14‐23/F May No Yes GQ1b: 51

Mild Ophthalmoplegia,

No Limb Weakness,

No Dysphagia,

No Dysarthria,

No Respiratory Difficulty

No IVIG
15‐53/M Jun No No GQ1b: 68

Ophthalmoplegia,

Mod Bulbar Weakness

Mild Limb Weakness

Mild Ataxia,

A GBS‐MFv Overlap

No IVIG
16‐62/F Sept No Yes (unknown date) GD1a: 68

Ophthalmoplegia,

No Limb weakness,

Mild Dysphagia,

Mild Dysarthria,

No Respiratory Difficulty

No IVIG
17‐38/F Dec No No GD1a: 84

Ophthalmoplegia,

No Limb weakness,

Mild Dysphagia,

Mild Dysarthria,

No Respiratory Difficulty

Profound Lethargy, Positive MRI Brainstem Lesion

Bickerstaff‐MFv Overlap

No Plasma Exchange

Summary of MFv cases seen at Adventist Health White Memorial (AHWM) and California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) in 2015. Details of each case are detailed, including month of illness, presence of antecedent illness, recent vaccinations, ganglioside antibody panel, clinical features of illness, need for mechanical ventilation, and treatment received.