[So-called benign intracranial hypertension and Behçet's disease].
Five cases of Behcet's disease with pseudo-tumor cerebri are reported and discussed. The authors put the emphasis on three main points : - this morbid association is not rare; - it explains the hypothesis suggested that pseudo-tumor cerebri is secondary to the alteration of intracranial venous system and CSF resorption disturbance; - the visual prognosis is poor in this entity.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors
Hypertension intracrânienne dite "bénigne" et maladie de Behcet.