Treatment with Steroids and Double Filtration Plasmapheresis for a Case of Anti‐GQ1b Antibody‐Positive Bickerstaff's Encephalitis
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Therapeutic Apheresis
- Vol. 3 (1) , 72-74
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1526-0968.1999.00141.x
Abstract
The treatment of Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE) is still controversial. We report a case of BBE with positive anti‐GQ1b antibody. The patient was successfully treated with steroids and double filtration plasmapheresis.Keywords
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