Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis
| Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis | |
|---|---|
| Other names | BBE, Bickerstaff’s encephalitis; Bickerstaff’s syndrome. |
Miller-Fisher syndrome.[2] | |
| Treatment | Immunotherapy.[2] |
Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis is a rare
Signs and symptoms
The most frequent initial symptoms of Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis are
Pathophysiology
The clinical features and course of the condition, the associated auto-antibodies against relevant
Diagnosis
Treatment
Most patients reported in the literature have been given treatments suitable for autoimmune neurological diseases, such as,
History
The first cases of bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis were reported in 1951 by Cloake and Bickerstaff under the name “Mesencephalitis and rhombencephalitis”.[4] Edwin Bickerstaff named the disease “brainstem encephalitis” in 1957.[10] The disorder has been known as Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis ever since 1978 when Edwin Bickerstaff wrote a review in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology under the name “Brain stem encephalitis (Bickerstaff’s encephalitis)”.[11]
See also
References
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- ^ Bickerstaff, Edwin (1978). "Brain stem encephalitis (Bickerstaff's encephalitis)". Handbook of Clinical Neurology: Infections of the nervous system, part 2 (34 ed.). Elsevier. Retrieved 2 December 2023.