Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE): differential diagnosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (BBE): differential diagnosis. Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Autoimmune differentials
- Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS)
- Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS)
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
- Anti Ri antibody encephalitis
- Anti GFAP encephalitis
Infective differentials
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Other differentials
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Differential features of anti GQ1b positive cases
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Acronyms
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References
- Zoghaib R, Sreij A, Maalouf N, et al. Autoimmune brainstem encephalitis: an illustrative case and a review of the literature. J Clin Med 2021; 10:2970.
- Cuneo GL, Grazzini I, Guadagni M, Venturini E, Bianchi A. An atypical Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis with involvement of spinal cord. Neuroradiol J 2016; 29:396-399.
- Simard C, Vogrig A, Joubert B, et al. Clinical spectrum and diagnostic pitfalls of neurologic syndromes with Ri antibodies. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2020; 7:e699.
- Zhao Y, Xu C, Tuo H, Liu Y, Wang J. Rhombencephalitis due to Listeria monocytogenes infection with GQ1b antibody positivity and multiple intracranial hemorrhage: a case report and literature review. J Int Med Res 2021; 49:300060521998568.
- Saito T, Miyai I, Matsumura T, et al. A case of Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis mimicking tetanus. JNNP 2000; 69:695-696.
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