A case study of Neuro-psycho-Behcet's Syndrome presenting with psychotic attack

deniz, Orhan; çayköylü, Ali; Vural, Goenuel; albayrak, Yakup; temel, Sadiye; aydın, Ismail; Kuloglu, MEHMET

doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.07.009

A case study of Neuro-psycho-Behcet's Syndrome presenting with psychotic attack

deniz O., çayköylü A., Vural G., albayrak Y., temel S., aydın I., ...More

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, vol.111, no.10, pp.877-879, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 111 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2009
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.07.009
Journal Name: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.877-879
Keywords: Behcet's disease, Neurological involvement, Psychosis, NEUROLOGICAL INVOLVEMENT, DISEASE, SCHIZOPHRENIA
Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Behcet's disease is a multisystem inflammatory disorder that presents with a classic triad of recurrent oral and genital ulcerations and uveitis with hypopyon. The initial symptom of Behcet's disease is neurological in only 3% of cases. Although Neuro-Behcet's Syndrome commonly presents with focal neurological symptoms, it is possible that psychiatric symptoms could be the first manifestation of the disease. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of Neuro-Behcet's Syndrome that presents with an acute psychotic attack. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.