The authors describe a thirteen years old teenager who had bilateral uveitis and recurrent oral aphthous ulcers. At that moment, Behçet's disease was diagnosed, and after a two-year follow-up, acute right hemiparalysis and motor deficit occured. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the skull showed signs of active vasculitis. Initial treatment with cyclophosfamide wasn't efficient, requiring the use of clorambucil and, posteriorly, oral azathioprine. Behçet's disease presents with multisystemic manifestations such as ocular, cutaneous, oral, intestinal, articular, vascular, urogenital and neurologic disorders. Neurological manifestations usually begin in adult life and, exceptionally, in childhood and adolescence, representing an important cause of disability and mortality.
Behçet disease; neuro-Behçet disease; central nervous system
