Conflict of Interest
None of the authors have any conflicts of interest to disclose.
Key Clinical Message: Brainstem encephalitis (BE) associated
with Mycoplasma pneumoniae in adults is rare and the diagnosis is
challenging. We diagnosed BE associated with M. pneumoniaethrough increasing IgM level using EIA with clinical feature. This
method of clinical diagnosis would be helpful to treat with macrolide
antibiotics earlier and showed good outcomes.
Keywords: Brainstem encephalitis, mycoplasma pneumoniae ,
Enzyme-Immunoassay, diagnostic method