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- Title
Bickerstaff encephalitis: An uncommon sequalae of a bacterial infection.
- Authors
Chakrabarty, Rahul Deb; Chakraborty, Suvajit; Chandra, Atanu; Datta, Amlan Kusum; Chakraborty, Uddalak; Basu, Sagar
- Abstract
Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is a rare neurological disorder characterised by the presence of the triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and altered consciousness. It is thought to be associated to an autoimmune condition triggered by an antecedent infection. Scrub typhus is a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, and it is associated with myriads of neurological complications. We hereby present an unusual case of BBE in a young lady, who was probably a sequalae of scrub typhus infection. Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis in association with scrub typhus has not been reported till date.
- Publication
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2022, Vol 52, Issue 3, p253
- ISSN
1478-2715
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/14782715221113052