title: A clinical case of neuro-Behçet syndrome without mucocutaneo-ocular symptoms: relationship with brain stem encephalitis.
abstract: The case of a 50 year old man with personality changes, dementia, and brain stem symptoms is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) disclosed high signal areas mainly in the brain stem. Both a positive skin prick test and an HLA-B51 were demonstrated. These clinical findings were suggestive of neuro-Behçet syndrome, although there were no mucocutaneo-ocular symptoms characteristically associated with this disease. The relationship between neuro-Behçet syndrome and brain stem encephalitis, including a discrimination from multiple sclerosis, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Service, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawanishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizukami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
mesh_terms: D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D059949:HLA-B51 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D007428:Intradermal Tests; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D059949:HLA-B51 Antigen