A Clinical Analysis of 7 Patients with Neuro - Behcet's Syndrome.
- Author:
Hyung Joo KIM
;
Seung Hun LEE
;
Sung Nack LEE
;
Seung Min KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Neuro - Behcet's syndrome
- MeSH:
Ataxia;
Behcet Syndrome*;
Brain Stem;
Classification;
Dysarthria;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Leukocytosis;
Lymphocyte Activation;
Lymphocytes;
Male
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1987;25(1):91-97
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neurologic studies were done on 7 neuro-Behcet's syndrome patients, admitted from June 1985 to June 1986. They were from 30 to 43 years of age with mean age nf 35. 3;3 were male and 4 female. Symptoms fitting more than 3 of the 4 major diagnostic criteria included in Shimizu's classification preceded the neurological symptoms in all 7 patients and they progressed to neuro-Behcet syndrome approximately 5 years after the appearance of the first major syrnptoms of Behcet's syndrome, Severe headache was seen in all 7 patients. Ataxia, dysarthria, increased DTR, and herniplegia. were other rnajor signs found and psychiatric symptoms were present in 2 cases. The cases were neurologically classified as brain stem syndrome in 3 male patients, meningo-encephalitic syndrome in 1, and mixed type in 3. Characterletic laboratory findinge were lncreaeed mononuclear celle in CSF, peripheial blood leukocytosis, and decreased lymphocyte blastogenesis.
