- Neuro-Behcet's Disease Presented with Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Report.
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Yun Kyung Lee, Mee Young Park, Seung Hyun Lee, Sung Gyun Joo, Yong Kook Cho
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Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2004;21(1):96-100. Published online June 30, 2004
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2004.21.1.96
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- Behcet's disease is a chronic, relapsing multisystem disorder, that may develop into variable neurological manifestations. They include vascular and parenchymal involvement. Vascular involvement is dominated by cerebral venous sinus thrombosis marked by benign intracranial hypertension. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis can present with all the classical criteria for idiopathic intracranial hypertension, including normal brain CT findings with normal CSF content. But brain MRI is a useful diagnostic method in this situation to confirm the presence of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. We experienced a case of raised intracranial pressure in a 21-year-old man, caused by cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. We disclosed his symptoms and signs thus fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for Behcet's disease.
- A Case of Wernicke's Encephalopathy Associated with Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
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Seung Hyun Lee, Se Jin Lee, Yun Kyung Lee, Jung Sang Ha, Jun Lee
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Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2004;21(1):91-95. Published online June 30, 2004
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2004.21.1.91
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- Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute-onset illness characterized by mental confusion, ataxia and ophthalmoplegia due to a thiamine deficiency. Immediate administration of thiamine prevents progression of the disease and reverses brain lesions. We have experienced a case of Wernicke's encephalopathy associated with hyperemesis gravidarum. As Wernicke's encephalopathy is mostly associated with chronic alcoholism, the possibility of Wernicke's encephalopathy may be ignored in young women. We emphasize the need for thiamine supplementation in the patient requiring intravenous alimentation such as hyperemesis gravidarum.
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