Diagnosis and management of Neuro-Behçet's disease: international consensus recommendations

S Kalra, A Silman, G Akman-Demir, S Bohlega… - Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD) is one of the more serious manifestations of Behçet's disease
(BD), which is a relapsing inflammatory multisystem disease with an interesting …

Neuro-Behcet's disease: an update on diagnosis, differential diagnoses, and treatment

A Borhani-Haghighi, B Kardeh, S Banerjee… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neuro-Behcet's disease (NBD) is defined as a combination of neurologic symptoms and/or
signs in a patient with Behcet's disease (BD). Relevant syndromes include brainstem …

EULAR recommendations for the management of Behçet disease

G Hatemi, A Silman, D Bang, B Bodaghi… - Annals of the …, 2008 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives: To develop evidence-based European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
recommendations for the management of Behçet disease (BD) supplemented where …

Efficacy of anti-TNF alpha in severe and/or refractory Behçet's disease: multicenter study of 124 patients

H Vallet, S Riviere, A Sanna, A Deroux, G Moulis… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To report the efficacy and safety of anti-TNF agents in patients with severe and/or
refractory manifestations of Behçet's disease (BD). Methods We performed a multicenter …

Anti-TNF agents for Behçet's disease: analysis of published data on 369 patients

A Arida, K Fragiadaki, E Giavri, PP Sfikakis - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE:: Off-label use of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents for Behçet's disease
(BD) is increasing. We evaluated published data on their efficacy and safety for patients with …

Role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the central nervous system: A focus on autoimmune disorders

N Gonzalez Caldito - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a pleiotropic immune cytokine that belongs to the
TNF superfamily of receptor ligands. The cytokine exists as either a transmembrane or a …

Tocilizumab for severe refractory neuro-Behçet: three cases IL-6 blockade in neuro-Behçet

O Addimanda, N Pipitone, G Pazzola… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe the response to IL-6 blockade [tocilizumab (TCZ)] in three patients
affected by highly refractory neuro-Behçet disease (NBD). Methods Three patients who had …

Infliximab is a plausible alternative for neurologic complications of Behçet disease

B Zeydan, U Uygunoglu, S Saip… - Neurology …, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: We evaluated the effectiveness of infliximab in patients with neuro-Behçet
syndrome for whom other immunosuppressive medications had failed. Methods: Patients …

Etanercept: efficacy and safety for approved indications

TA Kerensky, AB Gottlieb, S Yaniv… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Etanercept is a tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibitor, which is approved
for the treatment of immune-mediated inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis …

Off‐Label Uses of Anti‐TNF Therapy in Three Frequent Disorders: Behçet's Disease, Sarcoidosis, and Noninfectious Uveitis

D Sánchez-Cano, JL Callejas-Rubio… - Mediators of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Tumoral necrosis factor α plays a central role in both the inflammatory response and that of
the immune system. Thus, its blockade with the so‐called anti‐TNF agents (infliximab …