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August 04, 2020; 95 (5) Article

Miller Fisher syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis in COVID-19

Consuelo Gutiérrez-Ortiz, View ORCID ProfileAntonio Méndez-Guerrero, Sara Rodrigo-Rey, Eduardo San Pedro-Murillo, Laura Bermejo-Guerrero, Ricardo Gordo-Mañas, Fernando de Aragón-Gómez, Julián Benito-León
First published April 17, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000009619
Consuelo Gutiérrez-Ortiz
From the Departments of Glaucoma and Neuro-Ophthalmology (C.G.-O., S.R.-R., F.d.A.-G.) and Neurology (R.G.-M.), University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias,” Alcalá de Henares; Department of Glaucoma (C.G.-O.), “Martínez de Carneros” Clinic; Department of Neurology (A.M.-G., E.S.P.-M., L.B.-G., J.B.-L.), University Hospital “12 de Octubre”; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) (J.B.-L.); and the Department of Medicine (J.B.-L.), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Antonio Méndez-Guerrero
From the Departments of Glaucoma and Neuro-Ophthalmology (C.G.-O., S.R.-R., F.d.A.-G.) and Neurology (R.G.-M.), University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias,” Alcalá de Henares; Department of Glaucoma (C.G.-O.), “Martínez de Carneros” Clinic; Department of Neurology (A.M.-G., E.S.P.-M., L.B.-G., J.B.-L.), University Hospital “12 de Octubre”; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) (J.B.-L.); and the Department of Medicine (J.B.-L.), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Sara Rodrigo-Rey
From the Departments of Glaucoma and Neuro-Ophthalmology (C.G.-O., S.R.-R., F.d.A.-G.) and Neurology (R.G.-M.), University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias,” Alcalá de Henares; Department of Glaucoma (C.G.-O.), “Martínez de Carneros” Clinic; Department of Neurology (A.M.-G., E.S.P.-M., L.B.-G., J.B.-L.), University Hospital “12 de Octubre”; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) (J.B.-L.); and the Department of Medicine (J.B.-L.), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Eduardo San Pedro-Murillo
From the Departments of Glaucoma and Neuro-Ophthalmology (C.G.-O., S.R.-R., F.d.A.-G.) and Neurology (R.G.-M.), University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias,” Alcalá de Henares; Department of Glaucoma (C.G.-O.), “Martínez de Carneros” Clinic; Department of Neurology (A.M.-G., E.S.P.-M., L.B.-G., J.B.-L.), University Hospital “12 de Octubre”; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) (J.B.-L.); and the Department of Medicine (J.B.-L.), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Laura Bermejo-Guerrero
From the Departments of Glaucoma and Neuro-Ophthalmology (C.G.-O., S.R.-R., F.d.A.-G.) and Neurology (R.G.-M.), University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias,” Alcalá de Henares; Department of Glaucoma (C.G.-O.), “Martínez de Carneros” Clinic; Department of Neurology (A.M.-G., E.S.P.-M., L.B.-G., J.B.-L.), University Hospital “12 de Octubre”; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) (J.B.-L.); and the Department of Medicine (J.B.-L.), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Ricardo Gordo-Mañas
From the Departments of Glaucoma and Neuro-Ophthalmology (C.G.-O., S.R.-R., F.d.A.-G.) and Neurology (R.G.-M.), University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias,” Alcalá de Henares; Department of Glaucoma (C.G.-O.), “Martínez de Carneros” Clinic; Department of Neurology (A.M.-G., E.S.P.-M., L.B.-G., J.B.-L.), University Hospital “12 de Octubre”; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) (J.B.-L.); and the Department of Medicine (J.B.-L.), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Fernando de Aragón-Gómez
From the Departments of Glaucoma and Neuro-Ophthalmology (C.G.-O., S.R.-R., F.d.A.-G.) and Neurology (R.G.-M.), University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias,” Alcalá de Henares; Department of Glaucoma (C.G.-O.), “Martínez de Carneros” Clinic; Department of Neurology (A.M.-G., E.S.P.-M., L.B.-G., J.B.-L.), University Hospital “12 de Octubre”; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) (J.B.-L.); and the Department of Medicine (J.B.-L.), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Julián Benito-León
From the Departments of Glaucoma and Neuro-Ophthalmology (C.G.-O., S.R.-R., F.d.A.-G.) and Neurology (R.G.-M.), University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias,” Alcalá de Henares; Department of Glaucoma (C.G.-O.), “Martínez de Carneros” Clinic; Department of Neurology (A.M.-G., E.S.P.-M., L.B.-G., J.B.-L.), University Hospital “12 de Octubre”; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) (J.B.-L.); and the Department of Medicine (J.B.-L.), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Miller Fisher syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis in COVID-19
Consuelo Gutiérrez-Ortiz, Antonio Méndez-Guerrero, Sara Rodrigo-Rey, Eduardo San Pedro-Murillo, Laura Bermejo-Guerrero, Ricardo Gordo-Mañas, Fernando de Aragón-Gómez, Julián Benito-León
Neurology Aug 2020, 95 (5) e601-e605; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009619

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  • Author response: Miller Fisher Syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis in COVID-19
    • Julián Benito-León, Neurologist, University hospital "12 de Octubre"
    • Antonio Méndez-Guerrero, Neurologist, University hospital "12 de Octubre"
    • Consuelo Gutiérrez-Ortiz, Neuro-ophtalmologist, University hospital "Príncipe de Asturtias"
    Submitted May 22, 2020
  • Reader response: Miller Fisher Syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis in COVID-19
    • Jianqiang Ni, Neurologist, Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Suzhou City, China)
    • Xingshun Xu, Neurologist, Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Suzhou City, China)
    Submitted May 18, 2020
  • Author response: Miller Fisher Syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis in COVID-19
    • Julián Benito-León, Neurologist, University hospital "12 de Octubre"
    • Antonio Méndez-Guerrero, Neurologist, University hospital "12 de Octubre"
    • Consuelo Gutiérrez-Ortiz, Ophtalmologist, University hospital "Príncipe de Asturias"
    Submitted May 08, 2020
  • Reader response: Miller Fisher Syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis in COVID-19
    • George D. Vavougios, Neurology Resident, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, Athens Naval Hospital
    Submitted May 03, 2020
  • Reader response: Miller Fisher Syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis in COVID-19
    • Luigi Angelo Vaira, Maxillofacial Surgeon, University Hospital of Sassari
    • Giovanni Salzano, Maxillofacial Surgeon, University of Naples "Federico II" Hospital
    • Giacomo De Riu, Maxillofacial Surgeon, University Hospital of Sassari
    Submitted April 28, 2020
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