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Rabah K, Rabah N, Deeb H, Haidar G, Kudsi M. Prevalence, types, and characteristics of headache in Behcets disease without involvement of the central nervous system in the Syrian population: a case-cohort study. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2024; 86:2549-2554. [PMID: 38694392 PMCID: PMC11060300 DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000001903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
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Introduction Oral ulcers, genital ulcers, and uveitis represent the typical trial of Behcet's disease (BD). It is well common on the Old Silk Road. The mucocutaneous lesions are the hallmark of BD, but neurological involvement is one of the severe symptoms. Headaches may be an early sign of BD neurological involvement. This study aims to investigate the headache prevalence and its types, and characteristics in a Syrian sample of BD patients. Methods BD patients were clinically interviewed and examined to collect their information, symptoms, and signs. the International Study Group for Behcet's Disease diagnosis criteria was used to confirm the BD diagnosis. The International Classification of headaches was used when classifying the headaches. Results One hundred twenty participants were included in the study. half of them were BD patients and the control group was also 60 participants. Among Syrian BD patients, 36.7% suffer from primary headaches and 36.7% suffer from secondary headaches. These findings were not significantly different between the BD patients and the healthy population. Our results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion Headache should not be considered a predictor for neurological involvement among BD patients. Additional attention to BD patients or the specific treatment for headaches is not required and does not differ from the general population.
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- Karam Rabah
- Faculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University
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- Faculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University
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- Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
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Kidd DP. Neurological involvement by Behçet's syndrome: clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and outcome. Pract Neurol 2023; 23:386-400. [PMID: 37775123 DOI: 10.1136/pn-2023-003875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Neurological involvement in Behçet's syndrome arises predominately through an inflammatory meningoencephalitis characterised by perivenular inflammation due to activation of Th-17 immunological pathways. The brainstem is involved in 50% of cases, the diencephalon and other areas of the brain in 30%, and the spinal cord in 10%. Movement disorders and epilepsy may occur. Psychiatric syndromes may arise with brain and brainstem involvement, and cognitive disorders relate to the brain disease, to circulating inflammatory factors, and to fatigue and despondency. Eighty per cent of cases begin with a relapsing disease course, of whom 70% have only one attack, and 30% have a progressive disease course either from onset or following an initially relapsing course. Venous thrombosis leading to intracranial hypertension and cerebral venous infarction is less common and caused by inflammation in affected veins and a circulating prothrombotic state. Arterial involvement is rare and relates to an arteritis affecting large-sized and medium-sized vessels within the brain leading to infarction, subarachnoid and parenchymal haemorrhage, aneurysm formation and arterial dissection. There is a newly recognised disorder of cerebral cortical hypoperfusion. Cranial neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy and myositis are rare. There has been significant progress in understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of the systemic disease, leading to improved outcomes, but there has been no randomised trial of treatment in the neurological disorder.
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Galetta K, Bhattacharyya S. Acute Neurologic Manifestations of Systemic Immune-Mediated Diseases. Semin Neurol 2021; 41:541-553. [PMID: 34619780 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Systemic autoimmune diseases can affect the peripheral and central nervous system. In this review, we outline the common inpatient consultations for patients with neurological symptoms from rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, immunoglobulin G4-related disease, Behçet's disease, giant cell arteritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, microscopic polyangiitis, eosinophilic granulomatosis, polyarteritis nodosa, and ankylosing spondylitis. We discuss the symptoms, diagnostic strategies, and treatment options.
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- Kristin Galetta
- Division of Hospital Neurology, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hospital Neurology, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Our objective is to describe the various neurologic manifestations of Behcet's syndrome with special attention to headache syndromes. RECENT FINDINGS Most recent studies have focused on data collection to better characterize the relatively rare disorder of neuro-Behcets (NBD). In patients with Behcet's disease (BD) who are experiencing headache, most are primary headache disorders, specifically tension type or migraines. Worsening headache can, however, be a sign of increased Behcets disease activity. Behcet's disease is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. The prevalence of BD is most notable in countries along the ancient Silk Road, particularly the Middle East. BD occasionally has neurologic manifestations, further categorized into parenchymal and non-parenchymal syndromes. Headache is the most frequently reported neurological symptom of BD. Primary headaches are the most common headache type among patients with BD with comorbid headache disorders with debate regarding whether migraine or tension-type headache is most prevalent. Of the secondary causes of headache in BD, cerebral venous thrombosis is the most common.
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Balt J, Jamyanjav B, Jav S, Dandii Z, Ganbold C, Horie Y, Lennikov A, Uehara O, Ohno S, Kitaichi N. Clinical features of Behcet's disease in Mongolia: a multicenter study. Clin Rheumatol 2020; 39:2697-2706. [PMID: 32157471 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-05019-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study is to investigate the clinical features of patients with Behcet's disease (BD) in Mongolia. METHODS Patients were identified and examined from six medical institutions in Mongolia from January 2015 to January 2019. BD was diagnosed according to the diagnostic criteria for BD established by the International Study Group. RESULTS There were sixty-five patients (22 males and 43 females) recoded, the ratio of 1:1.95, with a marked female predominance. The age of disease onset was 22.2 ± 10.0 (mean ± SD), ranging from 11 to 66 years old. Oral aphthous ulcers, ocular lesions, skin lesions, genital ulcers, pathergy test positivity, articular lesions, superficial vasculitis, deep vein thrombosis, and epididymitis (male only) were observed in 100.0%, 63.1%, 81.5%, 89.2%, 7.7%, 86.2%, 32.3%, 4.6%, and 13.6% of the patients, respectively. The incidence of poor visual prognosis, ≤ 20/200, was significantly higher in males than in females (31.8 vs. 9.3%, incidence rate ratio 4.55 (95% CI 1.16-17.82), p < 0.05). The pathergy test was positive only in 7.7% of cases and only in female subjects. Nasal mucous ulcers were frequently seen in 55.4% of patients that may also be attributed to the environmental conditions of Mongolia. Headache was observed 76.9% of patients in this study. CONCLUSIONS Clinical manifestations of BD in Mongolia are presented for the first time. The visual prognosis was significantly worse in males. Nasal mucous membrane ulcers and recurrent headaches were frequent among Mongolian patients with BD. Key Points • First results of the examination of the clinical features of Behcet's disease patients in Mongolia. • Nasal ulcerations and recurrent headaches are frequent symptoms in Mongolia Behcet's disease patients, potentially attributed to climate. • Male Behcet's disease patients in Mongolia have a significantly worse prognosis for eye-related complications and vision.
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- Javzandulam Balt
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.,Glaucoma Clinic, Zalaa Khukh Tolgoi LLC, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, School of Bio-Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, School of Bio-Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Immunoregulation Section, Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido Hospital, Ainosato 2-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 002-8072, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Oral Growth and Development, Division of Disease Control and Molecular Epidemiology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Tobetsu, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido Hospital, Ainosato 2-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 002-8072, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido Hospital, Ainosato 2-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 002-8072, Japan. .,Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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Kim SW, Kim TG, Oh J, Kim DY, Choi YC, Kim SM, Shin HY, Bang D. Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics of Neuro-Behçet's Disease in South Korea. J Clin Neurol 2019; 15:429-437. [PMID: 31591829 PMCID: PMC6785476 DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2019.15.4.429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background and Purpose Neurological involvement in Behçet's disease [neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD)] is uncommon, but it is worth investigating since it can cause substantial disability. However, difficulties exist in understanding the clinical features of NBD due to regional variations and the lack of studies utilizing well-established diagnostic criteria. We therefore analyzed the clinical features of patients with NBD based on the recent international consensus recommendation. Methods We retrospectively searched electronic databases for patients with Behçet's disease (BD) between 2000 and 2017, and reviewed their medical records. Based on the recent international consensus recommendation, patients with definite or probable NBD were included. Results Of 9,817 patients with the diagnosis code for BD, 1,682 (17.1%) visited the neurology clinic and 110 (1.1%) were classified as NBD. Ninety-eight patients exhibited parenchymal NBD and 12 exhibited nonparenchymal NBD. Their age at the onset of NBD was 37.6±10.6 years and the male-to-female ratio was 1.24:1. Brainstem syndrome (43.9%) was the most common condition in the 98 patients with parenchymal NBD, followed by multifocal (32.7%) and spinal cord (12.2%) syndromes. 72.4% exhibited acute NBD and 27.6% exhibited a progressive disease course. Frequent manifestations included pyramidal signs (52.0%), headache (45.9%), dysarthria (42.9%), and fever (31.6%). A frequent pattern in brain MRI was an upper brainstem lesion extending to the thalamus and basal ganglia. Conclusions Approximately 1% of the patients with suspected BD exhibited NBD. Neurologists must understand the clinical characteristics of NBD in order to perform the differential diagnosis and management of these patients.
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- Seung Woo Kim
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Dermatoloy, Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
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