Edwin Bickerstaff Explained

Edwin Robert Bickerstaff (20 November 1920 – 23 November 2007), was a British neurologist. He is best remembered for describing Bickerstaff's encephalitis^{[1] [2]} and a subtype of migraine (basilar migraine) that is sometimes called "Bickerstaff's migraine".

External links

• Daily Telegraph obituary
• Munk's Roll biography (Royal College of Physicians)

Notes and References

1. Bickerstaff. E.R.. Cloake. P.C.. Mesencephalitis and rhombencephalitis.. British Medical Journal. 14 July 1951. 2. 4723. 77–81. 10.1136/bmj.2.4723.77. 14848512. 2069534.
2. Bickerstaff. E.R.. Brain-stem encephalitis; further observations on a grave syndrome with benign prognosis.. British Medical Journal. 15 June 1957. 1. 5032. 1384–7. 10.1136/bmj.1.5032.1384. 13436795. 1973653.