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Title: Misdiagnosed case of bicker staff brainstem encephalitis.
Authors: Muhammad Haisum Maqsood, Kinza Rubab, Muhammad Zaigham Maqsood
Journal: The Professional Medical Journal (TPMJ)
Publisher: Independent Medical College, Faisalabad- Pakistan
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2019
Volume: 26
Issue: 8
Language: English
DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2019.26.08.3135
Keywords: Guillain-barré syndromeEncephalitisBickerstaffBrain StemNeurological disease
Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is a rare neurological disease characterized by ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and altered sensorium.1 Its etiology is thought to be autoimmune in nature and sometimes certain infections precede illness.2-4 It is a spectrum of illnesses with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and Miller Fischer Syndrome (MFS).5-6 We describe an atypical case of BBE which was initially misdiagnosed as meningo-encephalitis. As such, we report this case for its rarity. Informed consent was received from the patient before undertaking and reporting this study.
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