HL Deb 18 July 1996 vol 574 c79WA
The Countess Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What tests are conducted on Gulf veterans to establish whether or not they are suffering from brainstem encephalitis, and whether these tests are conducted on all those reporting ill health.

Earl Howe

If after taking medical history and conducting clinical examination, brainstem encephalitis was thought to be a possible diagnosis, further testing involving brain scans and EEG studies would be undertaken. A consultant neurological opinion would also be obtained.