title: Serial MRI findings in a relapsing-remitting form of neuro-Behçet's disease: a case report.
abstract: We describe a case of neuro-Behcet's disease (NBD) characterized by recurrent attacks of neurologic deficit. T2-weighted images showed a high signal intensity lesion with extensive edema in the right thalamolenticular region, midbrain, and pons as well as the cerebral white matter. After a relapse of the disease, MRI demonstrated a high signal intensity in the left thalamus, internal capsule, and midbrain. These MRI abnormalities showed marked resolution with steroid treatment. We observed sequential MRI findings in a patient with a relapsing-remitting form of NBD who had parenchymal CNS involvement, and we examined the correlation among the MRI findings and clinical features during the clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hirakata City Hospital, 2-14-1 Kinya-honmachi, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1013, Japan. shimonet@triton.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Shimon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Chisa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shiima
authors.forename: Gou
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Edagawa
authors.forename: Sadaki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakane
authors.forename: Keizo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone