J Korean Child Neurol Soc.
2009 Nov;17(2):253-256.
A Case of Brainstem Encephalitis Presented with Diplopia and Headache
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Epilepsy Clinics, Severance Childrens Hospital Brain Reserch Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. joons196@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
Abstract
- Brainstem encephalitis is a rare disease and patients typically present with symptoms of areflexia, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. We experienced a case of brainstem encephalitis in a 7 years old girl, who presented with diplopia and headache. It can be reliably confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) and CSF analysis. We report a case of brainstem encephalitis in a child, with a brief review of literature.
