Cerebrovascular manifestations of Behcet's disease

Ilhan D., Gulcan E., UZUNER N., Celikkas E.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.576-578, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.05.018
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.576-578
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Behcet's disease (BD) is a systemic inflammatory disease commonly characterized by oral and genital ulcerations, with skin and eye involvement. Its cause is still unknown, but vasculitis is the major pathologic feature. BD is a rare condition, seen more commonly in Turkey, as well as in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Far Eastern countries. Neurological involvement is reported to manifest as brainstem or corticospinal tract syndromes, increased intracranial pressure mostly related to venous sinus thrombosis or aseptic meningitis, isolated behavioral symptoms or isolated headache. This report presents a 34-year-old BD patient with secondary cerebral infarction due to head trauma. The clinical and central nervous system findings of BD are discussed. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.