Miller Fisher syndrome

noun

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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Meanings

nounMiller Fisher syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome, manifesting as a descending paralysis that proceeds in the reverse order and usually affects the eye muscles first.

Origin

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

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Miller Fisher syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miller%20Fisher%20syndrome

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“Miller Fisher syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miller%20Fisher%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Miller Fisher syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miller%20Fisher%20syndrome.

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