Acute aseptic meningitis and diffuse myelitis as the presenting features of neurological Behcet disease.
We report an explosive presentation of neurological Behcet disease, in an Irish male patient. We present the clinical and radiological findings in our patient and discuss a novel and effective therapeutic approach. We review other treatment modalities of patients with neurological involvement.
Mullins
G M
GM
Department of Neurology, Neurology SpR, Galway University Hospital, Galway University, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland. megager@yahoo.com
Elamin
M
M
Saidha
S
S
Ali
E
E
Jennings
L
L
Counihan
T J
TJ
Hennessy
M
M
D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009187:Myelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*