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The goal of this study is to find out whether cranial nerves are affected in people with Behçet's Disease (BD), and how this might relate to other disease features. Cranial nerves control important functions such as vision, facial movement, hearing, swallowing, and balance.
The main questions this study will address are:
Participants will:
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Establish the presence or absence of cranial nerve involvement in BD. | Upon patient inclusion EMG and clinical examination is carried out | Once: Upon patient inclusion |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Investigate relation between disease duration (months) and cranial nerve involvement in BD patients | Once: Upon patient inclusion |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Target Population:
Patient Group: Diagnosed Behçet's patients aged 18-75 years
Control Group: Age- and gender-matched healthy individuals without neurological, autoimmune, or inflammatory diseases
Sample Size:
Minimum 30 Behçet patients
Minimum 30 healthy controls
Recruitment:
Participants will be recruited from Marmara University Pendik Research and Education Hospital. Healthy controls will be volunteers among hospital staff and relatives of patients.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reihaneh Houshyar Zarnaghi, Assistant Doctor | Contact | +90 536 507 3539 | h.reihaneh1991@gmail.com | |
| Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz, Professor Doctor | Contact | prof.tuncayduruoz@gmail.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi | Istanbul | Maltepe | 34854 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001528 | Behcet Syndrome |
| D003389 | Cranial Nerve Diseases |
| ID | Term |
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| D009059 | Mouth Diseases |
| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
| D014606 | Uveitis, Anterior |
| D015864 | Panuveitis |
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| D014605 |
| Uveitis |
| D014603 | Uveal Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
| D014657 | Vasculitis |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D056660 | Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases |
| D030342 | Genetic Diseases, Inborn |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D012873 | Skin Diseases, Genetic |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017445 | Skin Diseases, Vascular |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |