Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 10 , Pages 877-879 , December 2009

A case study of Neuro-psycho-Behçet's Syndrome presenting with psychotic attack

  • Orhan Deniz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ali Çayköylü

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Gönül Vural

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Yakup Albayrak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Ankara Ataturk Egitim ve Arastırma Hastanesi Psikiyatri Klinigi, 06520 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90 312 2912525; fax: +90 312 2912705.
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  • Şadiye Temel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • İsmail Aydın

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Murat Kuloğlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Received 25 February 2009 ,Revised 9 June 2009 ,Accepted 6 July 2009.

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PII: S0303-8467(09)00177-2

doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.07.009

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 10 , Pages 877-879 , December 2009

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