Audio-vestibular disturbances in Behcet's patients: report of 62 cases

Conclusion: (1) The hearing and vestibular disturbances in Behcet's syndrome is more prevalent than previously recognized; (2) Hearing loss in high frequencies in Behcet's patients is an indicator of cochlear involvement in this disease; (3) There is a higher prevalence of central vestibular syndrome in Behcet's patients than it was thought before; (4) HLA-B51 antigen may be able to be a prognostic factor for sensorineural hearing loss in Behcet's patients.