Relapsing Bickerstaff Brainstem Encephalitis After Autologous Stem Cell Transplant

J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2020 Jun;21(4):225-229. doi: 10.1097/CND.0000000000000282.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ataxia / complications
  • Brain Stem / pathology
  • Encephalitis / diagnosis*
  • Encephalitis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ophthalmoplegia / complications
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / complications
  • Recurrence
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*