Neuro-Behçet's Disease

This contributed volume provides a complete overview of Neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD), one of the most serious manifestations of Behçet's disease. It serves as a comprehensive and critical review of the current scientific literature regarding NBD, covering the epidemiology, pathology, prognosis, and treatment of the disease. This book is an essential resource for both researchers and physicians working on neurology, rheumatology, and internal medicine fields.

Focuses on Neuro-Behçet's disease Provides a valuable tool for clinicians, who will need to differentiate Neuro-Behçet's from other inflammatory brain disorders Offers an overview for basic and clinicial researchers, who are interested in autoinflammatory brain diseases

Autorentext
Dr. Erdem Tüzün is Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Istanbul University, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine in Turkey.

Dr. Murat Kürtüncü is Professor in the Department of Neurology at the Istanbul University in Turkey

Klappentext

This contributed volume provides a complete overview of Neuro-Behçet s disease (NBD), one of the most serious manifestations of Behçet s disease. It serves as a comprehensive and critical review of the current scientific literature regarding NBD, covering the epidemiology, pathology, prognosis, and treatment of the disease. This book is an essential resource for both researchers and physicians working on neurology, rheumatology, and internal medicine fields.

Inhalt

1. Neuro-Behçet's Disease: Epidemiology and Genetics.- 2. Immunology of Neuro-Behçet's Disease.- 3. Autoantibodies in Neuro-Behçet Disease.- 4. Animal Models of Behçet's Disease.- 5. Pathology of Neuro-Behçets Disease.- 6. Behçet's Disease: Clinical Features.- 7. Neuro-Behçet Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis.- 8. Neuro-Behçet Syndrome: Clinical Features.- 9. The Cerebrospinal Fluid Presentations of Neuro-Behçet Disease.- 10. Imaging of Neuro-Behçet's Disease.- 11. Neuropsychiatric Symptoms In Neuro-Behçet's Disease.- 12. Treatment of Neuro-Behçet's Disease.- 13. Prognosis of Behçet's Syndrome.