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Brainstem abscess and the syndrome of acute tegmental encephalitis
Author(s) -
Harvey Frederik H.,
Carlow Thomas J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410070415
Subject(s) - pleocytosis , brainstem , medicine , lymphocytic pleocytosis , cerebrospinal fluid , tegmentum , pathology , autopsy , differential diagnosis , rhabdomyolysis , abscess , csf pleocytosis , encephalitis , anesthesia , immunology , surgery , central nervous system , midbrain , virus
A 63‐year‐old man developed the acute onset and rapid progression of signs of lower brainstem dysfunction accompanied by a sterile cerebrospinal fluid containing moderate pleocytosis. Autopsy examination disclosed diffuse acute bacterial inflammation of the brainstem tegmentum. The findings in 55 additional cases of brainstem bacterial infections are reviewed and discussed with respect to differential diagnosis and potential treatment.