COVID-19-Associated Miller Fisher Syndrome: MRI Findings

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Jul;41(7):1184-1186. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6609. Epub 2020 May 28.

Abstract

Miller Fisher syndrome, also known as Miller Fisher variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome, is an acute peripheral neuropathy that can develop after exposure to various viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens. It is characterized by a triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and areflexia. Miller Fisher syndrome has recently been described in the clinical setting of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) without accompanying imaging. In this case, we report the first presumptive case of COVID-19-associated Miller Fisher syndrome with MR imaging findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Miller Fisher Syndrome / etiology*
  • Ophthalmoplegia / diagnostic imaging
  • Ophthalmoplegia / etiology
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • SARS-CoV-2