Multiple Intracranial Aneurysms Associated with Behçet's Disease
Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
;
: 32-37, 2016.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Behçet's disease is an inflammatory disorder involving multiple organs. Its cause is still unknown, but vasculitis is the major pathologic characteristic. The common vascular lesions associated with Behçet's disease are aneurysm formation, arterial or venous occlusive diseases, and varices. Arterial aneurysms mostly occur in large arteries. Intracranial aneurysms hardly occur with Behçet's disease. We would like to present a 41-year-old female patient with Behçet's disease who showed symptoms of severe headache due to subarachnoid hemorrhage. Brain computed tomography revealed multiple aneurysms. We also present a literature review of intracranial arterial aneurysms associated with Behçet's disease.
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Assunto principal:
Artérias
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Hemorragia Subaracnóidea
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Varizes
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Vasculite
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Encéfalo
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Aneurisma Intracraniano
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Cefaleia
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Aneurisma
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
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