Whole thoracal spinal cord involvement in case of neuro-Behçet's disease
Rheumatology International, cilt.29, sa.6, ss.707-709, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00296-008-0752-z
- Dergi Adı: Rheumatology International
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.707-709
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Behçet's disease, Central nervous system, MRI, Neuro-Behçet, Spinal cord
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Behçet's disease is a chronic inflammatory, multisystem vasculitis. Neurological involvement is one of the most serious manifestations of Behçet's disease. Although brain stem and diencephelon are the most affected areas in neuro-Behçet's disease, spinal cord involvement are rarely seen. We report a case of paraplegia caused by completely thoracic cord involvement of Behçet's disease in a 20-year-old woman. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.