Neuro-Behcet's disease presenting as solitary midbrain lesion with paroxysmal ataxia and dysarthria (PAD) case report

Abeer Sabry Safan; Ahmed El Beltagi; Ahmed El Sotouhy; Lina Yagan; Mohammed Abunaib; Gholam Adeli

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5626

Neuro-Behcet's disease presenting as solitary midbrain lesion with paroxysmal ataxia and dysarthria (PAD) case report

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Apr 20;10(4):e05626. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5626. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Authors

Abeer Sabry Safan¹, Ahmed El Beltagi², Ahmed El Sotouhy², Lina Yagan³, Mohammed Abunaib¹, Gholam Adeli¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology Neurosciences Institute Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
² Department of Neuroradiology Neurosciences Institute Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
³ Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University (WCMCQ) Doha Qatar.

Abstract

Paroxysmal dysarthria and ataxia (PDA) is a rare neurological manifestation of stereotyped attacks of sudden ataxic symptoms lasts for few seconds to minutes. We report a case of PDA in a 61-year-old male with a solitary homogenously enhancing solitary midbrain lesion and positive HLA-B51 (Allele 2), controlled with lacosamide.

Keywords: ataxia; dysarthria; midbrain lesion; neuro‐Behçet's disease (NBD); paroxysmal.

Publication types

Case Reports