title: Acute aseptic meningitis and diffuse myelitis as the presenting features of neurological Behcet disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Neurology SpR, Galway University Hospital, Galway University, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland. megager@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elamin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saidha
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Counihan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hennessy
mesh_terms: 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*