title: A case of Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis; the evidence of cerebellum involvement by SPM analysis using PET.
abstract: Although the clinical manifestations such as drowsiness, brisk reflexes, extensor plantar responses and hemisensory disturbance usually are considered to suggest Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE) rather than Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS), the nosological relationship between BBE and MFS has yet to be established. Herein, we report upon a 58-year-old man who showed ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and consciousness disturbance. In the absence of any abnormality on brain MRI, electrophysiological studies and SPM analysis using (18)F-FDG PET showed evidence of brainstem and cerebellum involvements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Yongon-dong 28, Chongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Yoon-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Jung-Joon
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Jin Chul
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Paeng
authors.forename: Dong Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kwang-Woo
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001259:Ataxia / Q000209:etiology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism*; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18