Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis as the sole presentation of neuro-Behçet's disease responding to infliximab

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-124

  Coulter, Ian ^a   Huda, Saif ^a   Baborie, Atik ^a   Jacob, Anu ^a  

^a THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Infliximab; Myelitis; Paraparesis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; HLA B51 ANTIGEN; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDEMA; EYE INFLAMMATION; FAMILY HISTORY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; MYELITIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUTROPHILIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BEHCET SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 84858994470     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772311Y.0000000050     Document Type: Article

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