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The Neurohospitalist, 4(8), p. 191-193

DOI: 10.1177/1941874418778957

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Miller Fisher Syndrome Associated With Immunotherapy for Metastatic Melanoma

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Abstract

Immunotherapy is a treatment strategy that has demonstrated survival benefit for metastatic melanoma. Ipilimumab and nivolumab are examples of immunotherapy, in which monoclonal antibodies antagonize cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 and programmed death-ligand 1 receptors, respectively, resulting in upregulation of the host immune response to cancer cells. There is increasing recognition of immune-mediated adverse events associated with immune therapies in patients with cancer. We present a case report of a patient who developed Miller Fisher syndrome associated with these therapies for metastatic melanoma along with a discussion of its management.