Relapsing Bickerstaff Brainstem Encephalitis After Autologous Stem Cell Transplant. Issue 4 (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Malhotra, Ashwin; Latov, Norman
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease. Volume 21:Issue 4(2020:Jun.)
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis -- Miller Fisher syndrome -- chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy -- intravenous immunoglobulins -- autologous stem cell transplant; Neuromuscular diseases -- Periodicals; 616.744005
• DOI: 10.1097/CND.0000000000000282
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1522-0443

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis, widely considered to be associated with Miller Fisher and Guillain–Barré syndromes, is a rare disease state defined by the triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and decreased consciousness. The presence of central nervous system involvement, commonly in the form of impaired arousal, solidifies it as a unique entity. We present a case of this rare syndrome after autologous stem cell transplant.