Neuro-Behçet: MR study of a group of patients.

Authors

  • Cristina Ramos Serviço de Neurorradiologia, Hospital Geral de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
  • Goreti Sá
  • Vítor Tedim Cruz
  • Alexandra Lopes
  • João Xavier
  • Romeu Cruz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.939

Abstract

Behçet's disease is a chronic inflammatory, multisystemic disease of unknown aetiology. Central nervous system involvement occurs in a variable proportion of cases (4 to 49%) and is due to intracranial hypertension secondary to dural sinus thrombosis, inflammatory parenquimal lesions or recurrent meningoencephalitis. We reviewed 12 patients, 7 men and 5 women, aged between 27 to 40 years at the time of diagnosis. Neurological manifestations were secondary to parenquimal lesions in 7 patients, meningoencephalitis in 3 patients (including one with extensive medullary lesion) and dural sinus thrombosis in 2. Magnetic Resonance (MR) findings in Neuro-Behçet are non-specific. Nevertheless, MR has a role in characterizing brain lesions topography, helping in the diagnosis and in the follow-up of these patients.

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Ramos C, Sá G, Tedim Cruz V, Lopes A, Xavier J, Cruz R. Neuro-Behçet: MR study of a group of patients. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2006 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];19(6):494-8. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/939

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Arquivo Histórico