PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alharbi, Fawaz S.
AU  - Albadr, Fahad B.
AU  - Alorainy, Ibrahim A.
AU  - Almigbal, Turky H.
AU  - Alazwary, Nael
TI  - Role of diffusion-weighted MRI in Neuro-Behcet’s disease
DP  - 2006 Oct 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 312--314
VI  - 11
IP  - 4
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/4/312.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/4/312.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2006 Oct 01; 11
AB  - We report the findings on serial diffusion-weighted MRI in a 29-year-old male with neuro-Behcet’s disease. Initial T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images showed a hyperintense lesion in the brain stem. The lesion showed slight hyperintensity on diffusion-weighted images with no evidence of diffusion restriction on apparent diffusion coefficient maps. A follow up study after 7 months showed complete resolution of the brain stem lesion. Our findings indicate that diffusion-weighted imaging is a useful tool to differentiate acute exacerbation of neuro-Behcet’s disease from acute infarction, and therefore it helps in selecting the appropriate therapy.