Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis

Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is a rare post-infectious neurological disease characterized by the association of external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, lower limb arreflexia, extensor plantar response and disturbance of consciousness (drowsiness, stupor or coma).



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Matched Phenotype  Gene  Mutation  MeSH
Rank
(Similarity)		 PMID
(PMCID)
10
(4.0%)		 23764156
 Silent aspiration and recovery from dysphagia in a case of bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis.
Dietrich-Burns K, Lewis WJ, Lesley DY, Solomon NP.
Mil Med. 2013;178(1):e121-4.
Dysphagia
Adult Brain Stem Deglutition Deglutition Disorders Encephalitis Follow-Up Studies Homo sapiens Male Recovery of Function
10
(4.0%)		 23564757
 Atypical Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis: ataxic hypersomnolence without ophthalmoplegia.
Wakerley BR, Soon D, Chan YC, Yuki N.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2013;84(11):1206-7.
External ophthalmoplegia
Adult Autoantibodies Brain Stem Cerebellar Ataxia Disorders of Excessive Somnolence Encephalitis Females Follow-Up Studies Ganglioside GM1 Gangliosides Homo sapiens Middle Aged Neurologic Examination Ophthalmoplegia
10
(4.0%)		 23419478
 Rhomb- and bickerstaff encephalitis: two clinical phenotypes?
Gologorsky RC, Barakos JA, Sahebkar F.
Pediatr Neurol. 2013;48(3):244-8.
Ophthalmoplegia
Brain Stem Child Differential Diagnosis Disease Progression Encephalitis Fever Glucocorticoids Homo sapiens Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Phenotype
10
(4.0%)		 19185982
 Optic neuritis and palatal dysarthria as presenting features of post-infectious GQ1b antibody syndrome.
Robbins MS, Roth S, Swerdlow ML, Bieri P, Herskovitz S.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2009;111(5):465-6.
Diplopia
Abducens Nerve Diseases Adult Diarrhea Dysarthria Gangliosides Guillain-Barre Syndrome Homo sapiens Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Neurologic Examination Optic Neuritis Palate Speech Disorders
10
(4.0%)		 17351542
 [Bickerstaff's syndrome presenting with coma, tetraplegia and blindness].
Fourcade G, Bengler C, Campello CH, Froger J, Pelissier J, Labauge P.
Rev Neurol (Paris). 2007;163(2):231-4.
Ophthalmoplegia
Adrenal Cortex Hormones Autoantibodies Autoantigens Blindness Brain Stem Comatose Combined Modality Therapy Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS Electroencephalography Encephalitis Females Gangliosides Homo sapiens Magnetic Resonance Imaging Middle Aged Optic Atrophy Plasmapheresis Quadriplegia Reflex, Abnormal Syndrome
10
(4.0%)		 16948943
 Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
Steer AC, Starr M, Kornberg AJ.
J Child Neurol. 2006;21(6):533-4.
External ophthalmoplegia
Brain Stem Child Encephalitis Homo sapiens Male Mycoplasma Infections Mycoplasma pneumoniae
10
(4.0%)		 16163580
 [Bickerstaff's encephalitis].
Garcia-Garcia J, Calleja S, Fernandez JM, Lahoz CH.
Neurologia. 2005;20(7):366-9.
External ophthalmoplegia
Adult Encephalitis Homo sapiens Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male
10
(4.0%)		 11891101
 Miller Fisher syndrome with transient coma: comparison with Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis.
Matsumoto H, Kobayashi O, Tamura K, Ohkawa T, Sekine I.
Brain Dev. 2002;24(2):98-101.
External ophthalmoplegia
Brain Stem Child, Preschool Comatose Electroencephalography Encephalitis Homo sapiens Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Miller Fisher Syndrome
10
(4.0%)		 1592578
 Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis. A case report.
Camarda RM, Cammalleri R, Raimondo D.
Ital J Neurol Sci. 1992;13(2):165-8.
Ophthalmoplegia
Adult Ataxia Brain Stem Encephalitis Females Homo sapiens Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ophthalmoplegia Reflex, Abnormal Syndrome
        

Phenotype(s) retrieved from Orphanet

    Total: 0

HPO ID Term Frequency


Phenotype(s) retrieved from case reports

    Total: 11

HPO ID Term # of case reports
HP:0000602 Ophthalmoplegia 2
HP:0001251 Ataxia 2
HP:0000819 Diabetes mellitus 1
HP:0001284 Areflexia 1
HP:0001297 Stroke 1
HP:0001336 Myoclonus 1
HP:0001909 Leukemia 1
HP:0002015 Dysphagia 1
HP:0002090 Pneumonia 1
HP:0002329 Drowsiness 1
HP:0002664 Neoplasm 1


Causative gene(s) retrieved from Orphanet

    Total: 0

Gene Symbol Gene Name Entrez Gene ID