NEURO-BEHÇET SYNDROME: A REVERSIBLE CAUSE OF ACUTE ENCEPHALOPATHY AND TRANSVERSE MYELITIS NOT TO BE MISSED

Authors

Christina Vagena
Despoina Voultsinou
Maria Voulgari
Kiriakos Katsanidis
Anastasia Mournou
Dimitrios Kazis
Dimitrios Tsiptsios AUTH

Keywords:

Behçet disease, neuro-Behçet, encephalopathy, longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis

Abstract

We describe the case of a 27-year-old female presenting with acute headache, fever, encephalopathy,
and transverse myelitis. Cooperation between neurologists and radiologists, and proper interpretation of
characteristic neuroradiological findings, such as the cascade and bagel signs, facilitated prompt diagnosis
of neuro-Behçet syndrome and appropriate medical treatment.