PMID- 15856762
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20050603
LR  - 20070222
IS  - 0006-8969 (Print)
IS  - 0006-8969 (Linking)
VI  - 57
IP  - 2
DP  - 2005 Feb
TI  - [The therapeutic efficacy in Fisher syndrome].
PG  - 149-52
AB  - We studied clinical courses of 15 cases of Fisher syndrome (FS) and examined 
      therapeutic efficacy of plasma exchange (PE), immunoadsorption (IA), intravenous 
      immune globulin (IVIg), and steroid therapy (ST). Compared with other treatments, 
      PE and IA had shortened the peak period of the symptoms, but had not revealed the 
      difference of the duration of illness between one another. As for PE and IA, the 
      short-term effect was seen, but did not show the long-term effect. Though IVIg 
      was done at the early stage, it did not shorten the peak period. So we conclude 
      IVIg for FS to be effective not so equal as PE. However, clinical manifestations 
      were milder in IVIg cases than PE, and there was a possibility that the symptoms 
      of FS became mild by early treatment with Mg. Compared with Guillain-Barre 
      syndrome, it is rare for FS to leave aftereffects and convalescence is good, so 
      the choice of a therapy should be considered with a severity and complications.
FAU - Koyama, Kazuo
AU  - Koyama K
AD  - Department of Neurology, Yokohama-city University School of Medicine, 3-9 
      Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan.
FAU - Dei, Fumi
AU  - Dei F
FAU - Koyano, Shigeru
AU  - Koyano S
FAU - Suzuki, Yume
AU  - Suzuki Y
LA  - jpn
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Japan
TA  - No To Shinkei
JT  - No to shinkei = Brain and nerve
JID - 0413550
RN  - 0 (Immunoglobulins, Intravenous)
RN  - 0 (Steroids)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/therapeutic use
MH  - Immunosorbent Techniques
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Miller Fisher Syndrome/physiopathology/*therapy
MH  - Plasma Exchange
MH  - Steroids/therapeutic use
EDAT- 2005/04/29 09:00
MHDA- 2005/06/04 09:00
CRDT- 2005/04/29 09:00
PHST- 2005/04/29 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/06/04 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/04/29 09:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - No To Shinkei. 2005 Feb;57(2):149-52.