Cortico-hypoglossal and corticospinal conduction abnormality in Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 523-525

  Lo, Y L ^a   Ratnagopal, P ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anti GQ1b IgG antibody; Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis; Corticobulbar; Corticospinal; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BICKERSTAFF BRAINSTEM ENCEPHALITIS; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORTICOHYPOGLOSSAL TRACT; DYSARTHRIA; DYSMETRIA; ENCEPHALITIS; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION DISORDER; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TENDON REFLEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; BRAIN STEM; DYSARTHRIA; ENCEPHALITIS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; GANGLIOSIDES; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE DISEASES; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SYNDROME; TONGUE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 34249071681     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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