Abstract

SUBIROS-ROJAS, Marcela; VINDAS-GUERRERO, Sylvia  and  BOGANTES-LEDEZMA, Sixto. Bickerstaff Syndrome. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2015, vol.57, n.4, pp.204-206. ISSN 0001-6002.

Bickerstaff encephalitis is a rare and severe inflammatory disease with a serious presentation, which belongs to the spectrum of diseases associated with antiganglioside. Patients present a subacute ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, weakness with pyramidal signs and altered mental status with a recent history of respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections or both. We report a case of Bickerstaff encephalitis that was diagnosed and treated at the Hospital Nacional de Niños (National Children's Hospital).

Keywords : Bickerstaff encephalitis; brain stem; Miller Fisher; ataxia.

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