A pediatric case of Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis
- Authors
- 박주이; 고경옥; 임재우; 전은정; 윤정민; 김효정
- Issue Date
- Dec-2014
- Publisher
- 대한소아청소년과학회
- Keywords
- Encephalitis; Miller Fisher syndrome; Ophthalmoplegia; Ataxia
- Citation
- Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, v.57, no.12, pp.542 - 545
- Journal Title
- Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
- Volume
- 57
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 542
- End Page
- 545
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/82195
- DOI
- 10.3345/kjp.2014.57.12.542
- ISSN
- 1738-1061
- Abstract
- Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis is characterized by ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and disturbance of consciousness. It is similar to Miller Fisher syndrome, a variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome, in that they share features such as ophthalmoplegia and ataxia. The difference is that patients with Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis have impaired consciousness, whereas patients with Miller Fisher syndrome have alert consciousness and areflexia. Here, we report the case of a 3-year-old child who was diagnosed with Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis presenting typical clinical features and interesting radiological findings. The patient showed ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and subsequent stuporous mentality. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed high signal intensity in the pons and cerebellum around the 4th ventricle on a T2-weighted image. He was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. Differentiation of Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis and Miller Fisher syndrome is often difficult because they possess many overlapping features. Brain magnetic resonance imaging may be helpful in diagnosing Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis, especially when lesions are definitely found.
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