Optic Neuritis in a Patient with Bickerstaff's Brainstem Encephalitis
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Optic Neuritis in a Patient with Bickerstaff's Brainstem Encephalitis
Dear Editor, Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is characterized by progressive ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, impaired consciousness, and hyperreflexia. BBE is one of the spectrum diseases of anti-GQ1b antibody syndrome affecting both the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS).1 We report a patient with optic neuritis (ON) and BBE who was effectively treated wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Neurology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1738-6586,2005-5013
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2016.12.4.507