Acute aseptic meningitis and diffuse myelitis as the presenting features of neurological Behcet disease

J Clin Neurosci. 2009 Dec;16(12):1702-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.002. Epub 2009 Oct 7.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Behcet Syndrome / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / diagnosis*
  • Myelitis / diagnosis*