Neurologic involvement in Behçet's syndrome. A prospective study.
We investigated the prevalence and type of neurologic involvement in Behçet's syndrome in a prospective protocol. Of 323 consecutive patients with Behçet's syndrome seen during a 12-month period, 46 underwent neurologic evaluation because of headaches and/or neurologic symptoms and signs. Only 17 (5.3%) were found to have involvement of the nervous system. Hemispheric lesions were as common as brain-stem involvement. Headaches were of no clinical importance unless accompanied by other neurologic findings. Computed tomographic scans were of little diagnostic help. After 12 +/- 4 (SD) months of follow-up, only three patients showed worsening of their neurologic findings.
Serdaroğlu
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Department of Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey.
Yazici
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H
Ozdemir
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C
Yurdakul
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Bahar
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Aktin
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D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies