Ataxic Guillain-Barre syndrome and acute sensory ataxic neuropathy form a continuous spectrum

Abstract

Clinical and laboratory features suggest that ataxic Guillain-Barré syndrome and acute sensory ataxic neuropathy form a continuous spectrum. The two conditions could be comprehensively referred to as 'acute ataxic neuropathy (without ophthalmoplegia)' to avoid nosological confusion because Fisher syndrome is not classified by the absence or presence of sensory ataxia. That is, acute ataxic neuropathy can be positioned as an incomplete form of Fisher syndrome.