Neurologic aspects of Behcet's disease

Behcet's Disease in Saudi Arabia

“…16 The two patients (nos. 12 and 22) with raised intracranial pressure and no focal lesions probably had intracranial venous sinus thrombophlebitis.…”

“…The etiology of vascular occlusions in Behcet's disease is probably multifactorial. 16,18,19 Inflammation of the vessel wall is a major contributor. A hypercoagulable state and decreased fibrinolysis are other possible factors promoting occlusive vascular events in Behcet's disease.…”

Behçet’s syndrome: unusual multisystem involvement and immune complexes

“…In several reviews of neurological involvement in Behret's syndrome (Pallis and Fudge, 1956;Whitty, 1958;Schotland et al, 1963;Kawakita et al, 1967) this type of presentation is not described, although neurological manifestations are extremely varied. The onset is usually acute and > 50°/ have a residual deficit.…”

Contribution of Ocular Symptoms in the Diagnosis of Behcet's Disease

“…[12][13][14] The most important and disabling manifesta¬ tion of the disease is, however, the ocular symptoms. They often lead to visual damage and sometimes to total blindness.…”