Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis and Fisher syndrome form a continuous spectrum: Clinical analysis of 581 cases

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 674-682

  Ito, M ^a   Kuwabara, S ^b   Odaka, M ^a   Misawa, S ^b   Koga, M ^a   Hirata, K ^a   Yuki, N ^a,c  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c GBS Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti GQ1b antibody; Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis; Campylobacter jejuni; Fisher syndrome; Guillain Barr syndrome

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BICKERSTAFF BRAINSTEM ENCEPHALITIS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; BRAIN STEM; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILLER FISHER SYNDROME; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 44449113660     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0775-0     Document Type: Article

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