Neurological presentation of neuro-behçet’s syndrome: Clinical categories

European Neurology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 249-253

  Shakir, Raad A ^a   Sulaiman, Kazim ^a   Kahn, Riyad A ^a   Rudwan, M ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Beh et s syndrome; Dural sinus thrombosis; Myelitis; Pseudotumour cerebri

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DURA MATER SINUS THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BEHCET SYNDROME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; HUMAN; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0025109155     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117356     Document Type: Article

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