Early detection of neurological involvement in Behcet's disease : electrophysiological study

Abstract EN

introduction:Several studies have been done to characterize the pattern of neurological involvement in Behest's disease with neurological involvement.

Multi modal neuro-phsiological studies to characterize cases with non-neurological involvement have not been yet done.

Aim of the work: The work was to study the electroencephalography pattern (EEG) and Evoked potentials abnormalities that may help to diagnose sub-clinical neurological involvement in patient with Behest's disease.

Subjects and methods: The study included 29 patients with Behcet's disease (18 male land 11 female) with a male to female ratio 3:2, their mean age was 32.4 years (ranged kjrom 14-48year) and the duration of the illness ranged from one year to sixteen years ((mean 3.76 year).

The patient group was compared with 25 age and sex matched healthy Normal control group.

?Results: Electroencephalography (EEG) was done for the studied patients it was abnormal in 69%., Visual evoked potential (VEP) was done for 22 patients; it was abnormal in 9 (41%) of the cases., Brain stem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) was done for 22 patients, it was abnormal in 5 patients (22.7%).

Somato-sensory evoked potential (SSEP) was done for 18 patients; it was abnormal in 3 patients (16.6%).