Neuro-Behçet: acute and sequential aspects by MRI and MRS

Eur Neurol. 1991;31(6):399-402. doi: 10.1159/000116703.

Abstract

Three patients with neuro-Behçet underwent MRI and MRS during acute illness. After therapy, MRI and MRS were performed in 3 and 1 patients, respectively. MRI revealed a marked improvement of the initial lesion in 2, a complete remission in 1 patient. MRS showed a reduction of the N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA)/phosphocreatine (CR) ratio within the acute lesion in all patients and a normalization in the follow-up spectrum of the examined patient.

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Aspartic Acid / analysis
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Behcet Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Brain / pathology
  • Chlorambucil / therapeutic use
  • Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / drug therapy
  • Phosphocreatine / analysis*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Phosphocreatine
  • Chlorambucil
  • Aspartic Acid
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • N-acetylaspartate