Endocrine Abstracts

Central nervous system involvement is observed in 5-14% of Behçet’s disease and this form is called neurobehçet syndrome (NBS). There are two main forms of CNS involvement in Neurobehçet syndrome, in which parenchymal involvement and vascular involvement are prominent. Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), the most prominent form of vascular involvement, has been reported in 8% in Behçet’s disease and in approximately 18% in NBS. Although CVT is the m...