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Definition

Fisher syndrome is a rare, acute neurological disorder characterized by a triad of clinical manifestations that includes brain-damage associated abnormal coordination (ataxia), a condition that involves the paralysis of the eyes called ophthalmoplegia, and a generalized absence of reflexes (areflexia).

Description

Fisher syndrome is also known as Miller Fisher syndrome, as was described in 1956 by Canadian physician Charles Miller Fisher. It is an acute, rare nerve disease that is considered to be a variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome. In both syndromes, the associated nerve disease can be acquired after viral illness. Once the disorder is diagnosed and treated, the physical and mental effects can be minimal or absent, thus...