Pseudotumor cerebri due to Behçet's disease increased fluid in the perioptic nerve sheath on cranial magnetic resonance imaging: Behçet hastalığına bağlı psödotümör serebride kraniyal manyetik rezonans görüntülemesinde optik sinir kılıfında sıvı artışı

Ertuğrul Uzar; Faysal Ekici; Alparslan Şahin; Yusuf Tamam; Abdullah Acar; Nebahat Taşdemir

doi:10.5455/GMJ-30-2011-43

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Ertuğrul Uzar Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
Faysal Ekici Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
Alparslan Şahin Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
Yusuf Tamam Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
Abdullah Acar Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
Nebahat Taşdemir Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-2011-43

Keywords:

Behçet’s disease, optic nerve imaging, pseudotumor cerebri

Abstract

Pseudotumor cerebri is a rare condition of Behçet’s disease. Enlargement of optic nerve sheath and increased subarachnoid fluid around the optic nerve are uncommon magnetic resonance (MR) findings of the patients with pseudotumor cerebri. To the best of our knowledge, these findings were not reported in pseudotumor cerebri due to Behçet’s disease. Lumboperitoneal shunting surgery may be performed in cases which have visual symptoms and refractory to the medical treatment. In this paper, the relevant clinical and radiological findings were discussed, and a brief overview of therapeutic management was provided.

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