Fujisato H, Amemiya M, Hayashi Y, Ogawa M, Nakano I, Ikeda H, Takahashi H, Naitou E, Funayama I, Saitou O, Ando Y, Homma S, Muto S, Asano Y
Department of Nephrology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
Ther Apher. 1999 Feb;3(1):72-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1526-0968.1999.00141.x.
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.