In this Case Study, the authors describe paraneoplastic psychosis and catatonia in a patient with encephalitis associated with an immature teratoma of the ovary and NMDA receptor antibodies.

Objective Clinical and immunological evaluation of ‘incomplete’ Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE). Methods We studied two patients with postinfectious brainstem syndromes who presented at ...

Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is characterised by the clinical triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and consciousness disturbance, and the other features supportive of the diagnosis of BBE ...

Brainstem gliomas account for approximately 20% of all CNS tumors among children younger than age 15. 1 This increase from 10% in the late 1970s reflects an increase in detection of the nondiffuse ...

In this case, a history of dog bite on the face with typical clinical symptoms and absence of confluent lesions in the white matter, along with the preferential involvement of specific areas such as ...

Bickerstaff’s Brainstem Encephalitis (BBE) is a rare but serious autoimmune neurological disorder that affects the brainstem. This crucial part of the brain is responsible for controlling ...

A 60-year-old man in Pune died of a heart attack after a rare diagnosis of Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE), a rare inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system, following an initial ...

Doctors at Poona Hospital have reported a rare case of Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE), an uncommon inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system, in a suspected Guillain-Barré ...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Viral encephalitis is still a life-threatening disease occurring at any age. It is critical to make a rapid and correct diagnosis for a better outcome of the ...

In a mouse model, the team examined how HSV-1 spreads within the brain in cases with and without encephalitis, focusing on two routes of entry: via the brainstem, and via the olfactory nerve.

Teacher Patrick Frepan suddenly had problems walking, talking and eating. He was diagnosed with Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis, a rare brain inflammation.