Gadolinium-enhanced MRI in central nervous system Behçet's disease

Two cases of central nervous system Behçet's disease, studied by gadolinium-enhanced MRI, are presented. In one patient, whose clinical picture was dominated by a brain syndrome, the gadolinium enhancement resolved with clinical improvement, although the hyperintense areas in the mesencephalon...

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Published inNeuroradiology Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 142
Main Authors Erdem, E, Carlier, R, Idir, A B, Masnou, P O, Moulonguet, A, Adams, D, Doyon, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.01.1993
Subjects
Adult
Behcet Syndrome - diagnosis
Behcet Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain - pathology
Central Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
Central Nervous System Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Female
Gadolinium
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Two cases of central nervous system Behçet's disease, studied by gadolinium-enhanced MRI, are presented. In one patient, whose clinical picture was dominated by a brain syndrome, the gadolinium enhancement resolved with clinical improvement, although the hyperintense areas in the mesencephalon on T2-weighted images persisted. In the second, who had a pseudobulbar palsy and a mild right hemiparesis, there were many abnormal areas, but an enhancing focus in the posterior limb of the left internal capsule was probably the lesion responsible for the hemiparesis.
ISSN:0028-3940
DOI:10.1007/BF00593971