Ueno T, Takahata N
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1978 Jun;41(6):516-24. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.41.6.516.
Three necropsied cases of chronic, sporadic brainstem encephalitis of unknown aetiology are presented. Since their outstanding symptoms were dementia and ataxia of a progressive nature, a noninflammatory disease of the central nervous system was suspected. Neuropathological studies showed chronic inflammatory changes mainly in the brainstem without the presence of inclusion bodies or viral particles. Compared to cases previously reported as brainstem encephalitis, the clinical and pathological findings observed in these cases have rather peculiar characteristics.
本文报告了3例病因不明的慢性散发性脑干脑炎尸检病例。由于其突出症状为进行性痴呆和共济失调,怀疑为中枢神经系统非炎性疾病。神经病理学研究显示,慢性炎症改变主要见于脑干,未见包涵体或病毒颗粒。与既往报道的脑干脑炎病例相比,这些病例的临床和病理表现具有相当独特的特征。