Miller Fisher syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after Canadian neurologist C. Miller Fisher, who described it in 1956.

Noun

Miller Fisher syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome, manifesting as a descending paralysis that proceeds in the reverse order and usually affects the eye muscles first.
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