title: A case report of cranial polyneuropathy in Behcet's disease.
abstract: Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystem relapsing inflammatory disorder. Nervous system involvement is the most serious manifestation of BD. Neuro-Behcet's disease (n-BD) is classified into parenchymal meningoencephalitis pattern and non-parenchymal vascular patterns. Isolated meningitis is rarely the sole presenting feature of n-BD. We report a 19-year-old man with BD who presented with cranial polyneuropathy secondary to aseptic meningitis. He made a gradual though incomplete recovery with steroid therapy. Cranial polyneuropathy secondary to meningeal involvement can be a presentation of n-BD, and Behcet's disease should be a consideration in patients with idiopathic cranial polyneuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan. aalrefai@just.edu.jo
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alrefai
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: El-Salem
authors.forename: Ruba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saadeh
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Balas
mesh_terms: D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids