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Clinical involvement of the central nervous system occurs in about 10 to 30 percent of patients with Behcet's disease. Neurological pseudo tumoral presentation is rare. We report a case of pseudo tumoral neuro-Behcet disease in a 38-year-old man, with past history of facial and dorsal folliculitis, who presented suddenly headache, right hemiplegia, aphasia and disturbed consciousness. Neuroradiological investigations showed a pseudo tumoral lesion in the left capsulo-thalamic region extending to the homolateral peduncle. The patient improved with steroid and immunosuppresseur therapy. CONCLUSION: The clinical and radiological presentation of neuro-Behcet's disease can mimic a brain tumor.

Langue : FRANCAIS