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ArticleBMJ case reports2010

Behcet's disease presenting as new onset of confusion in a male patient of North African origin in the UK.

Ross Dolan, Suzanne Watson, Debbie Bathgate

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ross DolanDepartment of Neurology, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK. rdolan@nhs.net
Suzanne Watson
Debbie Bathgate
James Cook University Hospital · GBNinewells Hospital · GBUniversity of Dundee · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 50-year-old right-handed man presented with headache accompanied by new onset confusion and slurring of speech over a 5-day period. This was initially suspected to be due to a transient ischaemic attack. On examination he had a clear ptosis of his left eye, which had developed just 6 days prior to his most recent admission; however, the rest of his neurological examination was normal. A neuropsychiatric review showed poor verbal recall, below average visual contrast ability and below average verbal learning scores. He had a medical history of recurrent oral ulcerations accompanied by anterior uveitus and recurrent genital ulcerations on the scrotum. Imaging showed increased unilateral signal in the left thalamic area, which when taken together with the clinical history, supports the internationally recognised diagnostic criteria for Behçet's disease. The patient lacked insight into his condition meaning that long-term residential care may be required.

Indexed as

Africa, NorthernBehcet SyndromeConfusionHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited Kingdom

Identifiers

PMID22802367
PMCPMC3029152
OpenAlexW2077030241

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