title: Whole thoracal spinal cord involvement in case of neuro-Behçet's disease.
abstract: Behçet's disease is a chronic inflammatory, multisystem vasculitis. Neurological involvement is one of the most serious manifestations of Behçet's disease. Although brain stem and diencephelon are the most affected areas in neuro-Behçet's disease, spinal cord involvement are rarely seen. We report a case of paraplegia caused by completely thoracic cord involvement of Behçet's disease in a 20-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. tigince@gmail.com
authors.forename: Tiginçe
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kabukçu
authors.forename: Safi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edemci
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uçan
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Hafize N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Gunes
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoldas
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006074:Gout Suppressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D006074:Gout Suppressants; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine; D003078:Colchicine