Neuro-Behcet's disease (NBD) is a rare neurological manifestation of the systemic small vessel vasculitis called Behcet's disease. It can present in various ways with predilection for the brain stem, thalamo- hypothalamic regions, cerebellum and basal ganglia. In this case, we describe a case of young stroke that was later attributed to NBD.
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J Int Med Res
January 2025
Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Behçet's disease (BD) is a rare systemic vasculitis that is characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers, uveitis, and skin lesions. Although neurological involvement is a known complication, ischemic stroke remains uncommon. Herein, we report a 37-year-old Kuwaiti woman who experienced recurrent ischemic stroke with no traditional risk factors.
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October 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio; Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio. Electronic address:
Background: Behcet disease (BD) is a rare small vessel vasculitis that commonly manifests as recurrent painful oral or genital ulcerations, uveitis, and skin lesions. Some patients with BD develop neurological symptoms termed neuro-Behcet's disease. In the emergency department setting, these symptoms can be mistaken for other common acute issues including stroke, infection, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, toxin ingestion, or psychiatric conditions.
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January 2025
Department of Clinical Laboratory, State key Laboratory of Complex, Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD) is a more severe but rare symptom of Behçet's disease, which is mainly divided into parenchymal NBD (p-NBD) involving brain stem, spinal cord, and cerebral cortex. Non-p-NBD manifests as intracranial aneurysm, cerebral venous thrombosis, peripheral nervous system injuries, and mixed parenchymal and non-parenchymal disease. p-NBD is pathologically characterized by perivasculitis presenting with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis, elevated total protein, and central nervous system (CNS) infiltration of macrophages and neutrophils, which are subdivided into acute and chronic progressive stages according to relapsing-remitting courses and responses to steroids.
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January 2025
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing100020, China.
Clin Case Rep
December 2024
Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
This case highlights the importance of considering Neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD) in the differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly in patients presenting with neurological manifestations, abnormal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, and systemic symptoms consistent with Behçet's disease (BD).
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