title: Brain stem encephalitis in a patient with gastroduodenal and cardiovascular dysfunction: a case report.
abstract: The authors describe a case of a 38-year-old woman suffering from long-standing epigastric pain, abdominal fullness and vomiting due to functional alteration of gastroduodenal motility. Following a surgical procedure, a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia and hemodynamic disturbances suddenly appeared and led to death in a few hours. A histopathological study carried out on the brain stem revealed inflammatory lesions suggestive of a viral infection, whereas the study of the conduction system of the heart did not show any alterations. A clinicopathological correlation is suggested between the clinical picture and anatomical lesions of the tegmental region.
authors.affiliation: University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alampi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bortolotti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mattioli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giangaspero
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000503:physiopathology*