Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis associated with typhoid fever.
A 14 year old boy developed the syndrome of Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis during the course of bacteriologically proved typhoid fever. The clinical course and the results of various neurological investigations are detailed. This report adds a further manifestation to the published neuropsychiatric complications of typhoid fever.
Wali
G M
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Department of Neurology, K.L.E. Society's Hospital, Belgaum, Karnataka State, India.
D000293:Adolescent; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012485:Salmonella typhi; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000667:Ampicillin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination