Neurosarcoidosis of the conus medullaris and cauda equina presenting as paraparesis: Case report and literature review

Paraplegia

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 116-120

  Ku, A ^a   Lachmann, E ^a   Tunkel, R ^b   Nagler, W ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; Conus medullaris; Neurosarcoidosis; Paraparesis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL ROOT;

EID: 0030063784     PISSN: 00311758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.21     Document Type: Article

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