Abstract

BRITO MARCELINO, Arthur; AQUINO NEVES, Eduardo Luis; LIMA ARAUJO, Brenda Carla  and  LIMA SANTOS, Larissy. Dysphagia and Dysphonia in a case of Miller Fisher Syndrome: Speech therapy evaluation. Rev Neuropsiquiatr [online]. 2022, vol.85, n.2, pp.159-165.  Epub June 21, 2022. ISSN 0034-8597.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rnp.v85i2.4233.

The case report of a male patient admitted to the emergency hospital with the diagnosis of Miller Fisher syndrome (MF), is presented. MFS is characterized by the presence of a triad of signs: ophthalmoparesis, areflexia and ataxia, and may present other less frequent signs such as speech and swallowing disorders. On the basis of findings during the speech therapy evaluation it was possible to identify severe oropharyngeal dysphagia, vocal hypernasality and other speech disorders. The patient presented a good evolution following an integrated multi-professional treatment program, including speech-language therapy.

Keywords : Miller Fisher Syndrome; deglutition disorders; speech disorders; speech; language and hearing sciences; neurology.

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