A Case of Bickerstaff's Brainstem Encephalitis with Guillain-Barre Syndrome Presenting Optic Neuropathy and Seizure.
- Author:
Young Rok DO
1
;
Ji Eun KIM
;
Jae Hyuk KWAK
;
O Dae KWON
;
Jin Kuk DO
;
Dong Kuck LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jekim2@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Brain stem encephalitis;
Optic neuropathy;
Seizures
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Ataxia;
Brain Stem*;
Coma;
Consciousness;
Electroencephalography;
Encephalitis*;
Evoked Potentials, Visual;
Guillain-Barre Syndrome*;
Humans;
Neck;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Optic Nerve Diseases*;
Quadriplegia;
Reflex, Abnormal;
Seizures*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2005;23(3):389-391
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE), characterized by acute ophthalmoplegia and ataxia, often causes impaired consciousness and hyperreflexia. A 17-year-old man was admitted with an acute meningitic condition including high and neck stiffness. His condition rapidly deteriorated over 2 weeks, and he showed ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, seizure, tetraplegia, comatose mentality, and optic neuropathy. Electroencephalography showed diffuse slow waves. Visual evoked potentials showed no responses in the right eye. This is the first case of BBE with Guillain-Barre syndrome presenting with optic neuropathy and seizure.
