Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology

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Acute unilateral isolated abducens nerve palsy associated with anti-GM1 immunoglobulin M antibody

  • Son, Hyoshin (Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ahwon (Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Sang Bin (Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Koo, Dae Lim (Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2019.02.08
  • Accepted : 2019.06.05
  • Published : 2019.07.31
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Abstract

Acute ophthalmoparesis that includes the oculomotor, trochlear, or abducens nerve may occur as an initial presentation of Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS). The symptoms of MFS or variant forms of Guillain-Barre syndrome are pathogenically related to anti-GQ1b antibodies. We report a case of a 36-year-old man with unilateral isolated abducens nerve palsy associated with anti-GM1 antibody. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of unilateral isolated abducens nerve palsy with positivity for anti-GM1 immunoglobulin M antibody.

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