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Familial Mediterranean fever and central nervous system involvement: a case series.
Medicine - 1 Mar 2010
Kalyoncu Umut, Eker Amber, Oguz Kader K, Kurne Asli, Kalan Isilay, Topcuoglu Akif M, Anlar Banu, Bilginer Yelda, Arici Mustafa, Yilmaz Engin, Kiraz Sedat, Calguneri Meral, Karabudak Rana
Abstract excerpt
We conducted this study to determine familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)-associated central nervous system involvement including demyelinating lesions, stroke, and posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome (PRES). Patients with MEFV mutations were systematically reviewed through the Medical Biology Unit database. All samples sent for mutation analysis were screened for 10 common MEFV mutations. Patients...
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