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Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis: a case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17336476     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is a rare diagnosis different from meningoencephalitis with ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and confusion. Less than 100 cases have been described in the literature. We described the fatal case of a 69-year-old man who presented a severe consciousness disorders, distal weakness in the four limbs, and the BBE triad a few days after his admission for pneumonia.
Authors:
B Doudier; C Rovery; P Rossi; L Feuillet; P Brouqui
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2007-03-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Médecine et maladies infectieuses     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0399-077X     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Mal Infect     Publication Date:  2007 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-05-07     Completed Date:  2007-09-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0311416     Medline TA:  Med Mal Infect     Country:  France    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  234-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Hôpital Nord, chemin des Bourrelys, 13915 Marseille, France. doudi3@wanadoo.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Ataxia / pathology
Brain Stem / pathology*
Consciousness Disorders / pathology
Encephalitis / pathology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Ophthalmoplegia / pathology

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