Claude Syndrome in Childhood Associated with Probable Neuro-Behcet Disease
We present two children with Claude syndrome at 9 and 15 years of age. The typical clinical picture was consistent with brain magnetic resonance imaging findings. A thorough investigation regarding the underlying etiology revealed no definite diagnosis but clues suggestive of probable neuro-Behcet disease. Awareness of pediatric neurologists on arterial ischemic stroke has been increasing over the past decades, enabling timely diagnosis and appropriate management of rare childhood cases with midbrain stroke. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | Full text
Source: Neuropediatrics - Category: Neurology Authors: Yavuz, Pinar Solmaz, Ismail Kaya, Ummusen Akca Akgoz, Ayca Oguz, Kader K. Aytac, Selin Ozen, Seza Yalnizoglu, Dilek Tags: Short Communications Source Type: research
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