Isolated lesion of the cervical spine in a case of neuro-Behcet.

Neurosciences (Riyadh)

Department of Neurology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, 55139 Kurupelit-Samsun, Turkey. Tel. +90 (532) 3156884. Fax. +90 (362) 4576029. E-mail:

Published: July 2007

Behcet`s disease is characterized by small vessel vasculitis and involvement of multiple systems. In neuro-Behcet cases, spinal cord involvement is approximately 10-18%. Spinal cord lesions are often associated with cerebral or brainstem lesions, and isolated spinal cord involvement in Behcet`s disease is very rare. Here, we report a case with an isolated lesion of the cervical spine.

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