Abstract
Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis is a neurological disease characterized by ophthalmoplegia, ataxia with disturbed consciousness which is a variant of Guillain Barre syndrome. Here we describe a atypical presentation of Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis with overlapping Guillain Barre syndrome features.
Keywords: Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS), Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE), Raised protein, Peripheral nerve lesion.
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Corresponding Author
Dr R Vishnupriya
Postgraduate, Department of General Medicine, Chettinad Hospital &Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i3.36
