Neuro-ultrasound Assessment in Behcet's Disease

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Assessment of structural changes that occur in large extracranial and intracranial arteries in patients with Behcet's disease

Detailed Description
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Patients will be selected from Rheumatology and Rehabilitation inpatient and outpatient clinics in Assiute University Hospital Patients under 16 years old, patients with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and all other risk factors affecting blood vessel intimal thickness will be excluded from the research. All patients and control groups underwent a complete extracranial and intracranial ultrasound assessment by 2 experienced neurovascular sonographers .The ultrasound examination was done at the Neurovascular Ultrasound Laboratory in the Neurology department, Assiut University hospitals using a color-coded duplex ultrasound device Philips HD5 (Philips Medical Systems, Nederland B.V.) for the carotid and vertebral arteries and for the intracranial arteries. Intimal medial thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery (CCA), peak systolic velocities (PSVs) and end diastolic velocities (EDVs) were measured in the common, internal, and external carotid arteries (CCA, ICA, ECA) with L 3-12 MHz linear transducer probe and when stenosis was detected the velocities were measured at the maximally stenotic area. The intracranial arteries were evaluated in all patients with transcranial color-coded duplexsonography (TCCS) with the use of a low-frequency (2- to 5-MHz) phased-array probe through the transtemporal acoustic bone window. The middle cerebral artery (MCA), intracranial segment of vertebral artery (V4)and basilar artery (BA) were examined. Peak systolic velocity (PSV) and flow direction (antegrade or reversed) used for the diagnosis of any intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD). The findings and the atherosclerotic changes in the extracranial and intracranial vessels were interpreted according to the internationally published data Data will be analyzed using the computer program SPSS

Official Title
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The Effect of Behcet's Disease on Cerebrovascular Circulation

Conditions
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Behcet Syndrome

Intervention / Treatment
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* Diagnostic Test: ultrasound


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: patient more than 18 years old All patients fulfill the modified International Criteria for Behçet's Disease Exclusion Criteria: Patients under 16 years old, patients with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and all other risk factors affecting blood vessel intimal thickness
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: behcet's disease patient<br>patient who presented with manifestation of behcet disease | Diagnostic Test: ultrasound<br>* extracranial and intracranial ultrasound assessment<br>|
| Experimental: Healthy people<br>healthy control people | Diagnostic Test: ultrasound<br>* extracranial and intracranial ultrasound assessment<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNS vascular involving | ultrasound of CNS vescle | 6 mounth |