Walking Instability in a Patient with Known Neuro-Behçet’s Disease

A 53-year-old man with known history of Neuro-Behçet›s Disease (NBD) presented to the Emergency Department with numbness on the left side of the body and the face. The patient was admitted to the Neurological Department and after a thorough investigation, the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)of the b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Partalidou, Styliani, Tsiakalou, Vasiliki, Vassilakos, Ioannis, Kassimos, Dimitrios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology (MJR) 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7219649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32411936
http://dx.doi.org/10.31138/mjr.31.1.78
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Sumario:A 53-year-old man with known history of Neuro-Behçet›s Disease (NBD) presented to the Emergency Department with numbness on the left side of the body and the face. The patient was admitted to the Neurological Department and after a thorough investigation, the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)of the brain revealed a lesion on the brainstem (rhombencephalitis). The case is presented due to rarity of the clinical picture and the good outcome. The therapeutic strategy and the modification of his medication is discussed.

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