Mother and son cases of Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis and fisher syndrome with serum anti-GQ1b IgG antibodies: a case report

Mother and son cases of Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis and fisher syndrome with serum anti-GQ1b IgG antibodies: a case report

Abstract Background Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis (BBE) and Fisher syndrome (FS) are immune-mediated diseases associated with anti-ganglioside antibodies, specifically the anti-GQ1b IgG antibody. These two diseases potentially lie on a continuous spectrum with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). T...

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Main Authors: Hirokazu Natsui, Makoto Takahashi, Kentaro Nanatsue, Sakiko Itaya, Keisuke Abe, Akira Inaba, Satoshi Orimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis
Fisher syndrome
Familial
Anti-GQ1b antibody
Haemophilus influenzae
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02159-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02159-y

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