title: MRI of spinal cord involvement in Behçet's disease: case report.
abstract: MRI demonstrated well-defined areas of signal change and moderate contrast enhancement in the thoracic spinal cord of a patient with Behçet's disease presenting with subacute myelopathy. The patient improved after intravenous steroids, and MRI 5 months later showed a normal spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Radiologia, Università di Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mascalchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cosottini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cellerini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paganini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arnetoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*