Misdiagnosed case of bicker staff brainstem encephalitis.
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A pediatric case of Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis
Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis is characterized by ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and disturbance of consciousness. It is similar to Miller Fisher syndrome, a variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome, in that they share features such as ophthalmoplegia and ataxia. The difference is that patients with Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis have impaired consciousness, whereas patients with Miller Fisher...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Professional Medical Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2071-7733,1024-8919
DOI: 10.29309/tpmj/2019.26.08.3135