J Korean Neurol Assoc.  1985 Dec;3(2):267-278.

Clinical Analysis of 15 Neuro-Behcet Syndromes (including a new clinical manifestation yet unreported)

• Kim JS
• Myung HJ

Abstract

Among 15 neuro-Behcet patients who were admitted at Seoul National University Hospital from Jan. 1979 to Sept 1985, 13 were men and only 2 were women. They were aged from 22 to 48 (mean 34.2). Although they showed diverse neurological symptoms and signs such as gait difficulty, mental change, headache, dysarthria, altered conscousness, ataxia, hyperreflexia, paresis, etc., these presentations could be roughly divided into Nme (meningoencephalitis type) and Nbc (brain stem-cerebellar type) in as many as 12 cases. The two types were not mutually exclusive in their manifestations, but showed significant difference in CSF white blood cell count (145.4:17.2), steroid response (better on Nme), and prognosis (worse on Nbc). As disease process goes on Nme tends to change into Nbc, which made us believe that Nbc is just the end result of recurrent meningeal inflammation.

MeSH Terms

Ataxia
Dysarthria
Female
Gait
Headache
Humans
Inflammation
Leukocyte Count
Male
Paresis
Prognosis
Reflex, Abnormal
Seoul