A possible variant of neuro-Behçet disease presenting chronic progressive ataxia without mucocutaneo-ocular symptoms

Rheumatology International

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-65

  Hirose, Masaki ^a   Ikeuchi, Takeshi ^a   Hayashi, Shintaro ^a   Terajima, Kenshi ^a   Endo, Kotaro ^a   Hayashi, Tsunemi ^a   Kakita, Akiyoshi ^a   Kimura, Teruo ^a   Takahashi, Hitoshi ^a   Nishizawa, Masatoyo ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

HLA B51; MR spectroscopy; Neuro Beh et disease; Progressive ataxia

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; ATAXIA; ATROPHY; BEHCET SYNDROME; BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750429605     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0171-y     Document Type: Article

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