Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis in a 49-year-old diabetic Filipino male with burkholderia cepacia septicemia: A case report
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3703
Abstract: • Meropenem + methylprednisolone IV 1 gm/day for 3 days Improvement of symptoms was noted Case Presentation Figure 1. Noncontrast T2-weighted cranial MRI of the patient. 1A. On week 1 while the patient was… read more here.
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Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis: clinical, neurophysiological, laboratory and postmortem findings of a case presenting as encephalomyelitis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245588
Abstract: Our patient was admitted to hospital with a 1-week history of an upper respiratory tract infection and a rapidly progressive encephalopathy dominated by brainstem features and widespread areflexia. Her antiganglioside antibodies and electroencephalography were consistent… read more here.
Keywords: brainstem; brainstem encephalitis; postmortem; bickerstaff brainstem ... See more keywords
Bickerstaff’s Brainstem Encephalitis Suspected as Functional Neurologic Disorders
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DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s249818
Abstract: Abstract Functional neurologic disorders feature nervous system symptoms that cannot be explained by a neurological disease or other medical condition. The patient described here was a 21-year-old Japanese woman who was initially diagnosed with a… read more here.
Keywords: bickerstaff brainstem; brainstem encephalitis; encephalitis suspected; functional neurologic ... See more keywords
Case report: Shingles-associated probable Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis with IgM anti-sulfatide positivity
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1358886
Abstract: Background Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is a rare disease considered caused by acute demyelination of the brainstem, most often resulting from secondary autoimmune responses. To our knowledge, this is the first probable case report of… read more here.
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A Hypopituitarism Patient with Bickerstaff's Brainstem Encephalitis Overlapped by Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Case Report
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.329589
Abstract: We present a rare case of Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE) overlapped with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), which might be triggered by the patient's hypopituitarism condition. A 36-year-old woman with a history of hypopituitarism presented with a… read more here.
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Neurology Exams during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_816_20
Abstract: 1. Adam MK, Krespan K, Moster ML, Sergott RC. Simultaneous, bilateral ophthalmoplegia as the presenting sign of paediatric multiple sclerosis: Case report and discussion of the differential diagnosis. Neuroophthalmology 2014;38:230-7. 2. Koga M. Bickerstaff brainstem… read more here.
Keywords: bickerstaff; brainstem encephalitis; bickerstaff brainstem; neurology ... See more keywords
Bickerstaff Brainstem Encephalitis with Isolated Acute Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia: An Unusual Presentation
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DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_823_20
Abstract: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology ¦ Volume 24 ¦ Issue 4 ¦ July-August 2021 624 Dear Editor, Bickers taff bra ins tem encephal i t i s (BBE) is an immune-mediated, rare form of… read more here.
Keywords: encephalitis; acute bilateral; bickerstaff brainstem; ophthalmoplegia ... See more keywords