Sarcoidosis en-plaque. Report of a case and review of the literature

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 269-273

  Taşdemirog̃lu, Erol ^a,b   Nazek, Mohammed ^a   Zuccarello, Mario ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Pathology Service ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dura mater; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurosarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GADOLINIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DURA MATER; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DURA MATER; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0031442524     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01105898     Document Type: Article

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