Neuro-Behçet disease presenting as secondary pseudotumor syndrome: case report

Emrah Can; Bülent Kara; Ayper Somer; Melike Keser; Nuran Salman; Işik Yalçin

doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2006.02.003

Neuro-Behçet disease presenting as secondary pseudotumor syndrome: case report

Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2006 Mar;10(2):97-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2006.02.003. Epub 2006 Apr 3.

Authors

Emrah Can¹, Bülent Kara, Ayper Somer, Melike Keser, Nuran Salman, Işik Yalçin

Affiliation

¹ Istanbul University, Faculty of medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 16595183
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2006.02.003

Abstract

Behçet's disease is a multisystemic, recurrent, inflammatory disorder, which has a three-symptom complex comprising uveitis, oral aphtae and genital ulcerations. It is rare in childhood. The prevalence of neurologic involvement in BD is range of 10-49%, and shows a wide spectrum from isolated headache to subacute encephalopathy and severe psychosis. We report a 12-year-old Behçet's disease patient with secondary pseudotumor syndrome due to cerebral vein thrombosis and aim to review the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Behcet Syndrome / complications*
Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis
Behcet Syndrome / therapy
Child
Humans
Intracranial Thrombosis / diagnosis
Intracranial Thrombosis / etiology*
Intracranial Thrombosis / therapy
Male
Pseudotumor Cerebri / etiology*
Syndrome