In the 1950s, bickerstaff and fisher independently described cases with a unique presentation of ophthalmoplegia and ataxia. Bickerstaffs brainstem encephalitis bbe is a very rare disease of the central nervous system. Since then, such a condition has been called bickerstaffs brainstem encephalitis bbe. This disease is notifiable in the uk see noids article for more details.
Brainstem encephalitis be is an uncommon condition. Merge pdf online combine pdf files for free foxit software. We sought to characterize clinical presentations, etiologies, response to treatment, and predictors of outcome. It may also affect the peripheral nervous system, and has features in common with both miller fisher syndrome and guillainbarre syndrome.
Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis and fisher syndrome. Combine multiple pdf files into one pdf, try foxit pdf merge tool online free and easy to use. Abstract background bickerstaffs brainstem encephalitis bbe is characterized by acute ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and impaired consciousness. In the cases with bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis, there was associated altered consciousness and in some, hyperreflexia, in support. The neurological features were typically preceded by an antecedent infection and the majority of patients made a spontaneous recovery. A case report article pdf available in the italian journal of neurological sciences 2.
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