title: Central nervous system vasculitis in Behçet's syndrome: angiographic improvement after therapy with cytotoxic agents.
abstract: We describe a patient with Behçet's syndrome who had clinical and angiographic features of widespread cerebral angiitis of small- and medium-caliber vessels. We report the successful treatment of this condition with a combination of cytotoxic agents and steroids, and demonstrate angiographically the resolution of these abnormalities in neuro-Behçet's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195-5208.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Zelenski
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Capraro
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Calabrese
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002699:Chlorambucil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008466:Mechlorethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002699:Chlorambucil; D008466:Mechlorethamine; D011241:Prednisone