A case of neuro-Behçet's disease presenting as chronic progressive cerebellar ataxia

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 233-236

  Yamasaki, Takao ^a   Taniwaki, Takayuki ^a   Arakawa, Kenji ^a   Yamada, Takeshi ^a   Kira, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Chronic progressive course; Neuro beh et' s disease

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HLA B ANTIGEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AMNESIA; APHTHOUS ULCER; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEOCYTOSIS; POLYARTHRITIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHCET SYNDROME; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033927132     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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