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).

Dysphagia

Difficulty in swallowing.


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PMID (PMCID)
23764156
 MALE Adult
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.
Silent aspiration and recovery from dysphagia in a case of bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis.