Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis


Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis

(bik′ĕr-staf″) [Edwin R. Bickerstaff, U.K. physician, b. 1920] An immunological disorder characterized by acute paralysis of the extraocular muscles, associated with ataxic gait, drowsiness, and extensor plantar reflexes or loss of sensation on one side of the body.