Acute aseptic meningitis and diffuse myelitis as the presenting features of neurological Behcet disease

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1702-1704

  Mullins, G M ^a   Elamin, M ^a   Saidha, S ^a   Ali, E ^a   Jennings, L ^a   Counihan, T J ^a   Hennessy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behcet disease; Infliximab; Meningoencephalitis; Myelitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; INFLIXIMAB; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BEHCET DISEASE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DROWSINESS; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SPASTICITY; SYNOVITIS; THORAX PAIN; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MYELITIS;

EID: 70350714227     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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