A Fatal Case of Full-Blown Neuro-Behcet Disease.
10.14253/kjcn.2015.17.1.28
- Author:
Boo Suk NA
1
;
Young Nam KWON
;
Soo Jin SONG
;
Jong Min SONG
;
Ho Geol WOO
;
Dokyung LEE
;
Tae Beom AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. ricash@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Behcet disease;
Neuro-Behcet disease;
Brainstem;
Spinal cord
- MeSH:
Abducens Nerve Diseases;
Behcet Syndrome;
Brain;
Brain Stem;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Immunotherapy;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Myelitis;
Paresis;
Pneumonia;
Quadriplegia;
Reflex;
Respiratory Insufficiency;
Spinal Cord
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
2015;17(1):28-30
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We reported a 48-year-old man with Behcet disease, who presented with right hemiparesis. His first brain MRI showed multiple enhanced lesions. During the recovery, he had an episode of left 6th nerve palsy without new lesions in a follow-up MRI. Third episode was cervical myelitis, resulting in respiratory difficulty and quadriplegia without any reflexes. The myelitis was not responsive to immunotherapy. He died of respiratory failure complicated with pneumonia. This is a rare case of full-blown neuro-Behcet disease.
