Sarcoidosis of the cauda equina mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 208, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 113-117

  Shah, Jagdish R ^a   Lewis, Richard A ^a  

^a DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; Corticosteroids; Gallium scan; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurosarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SARCOIDOSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CAUDA EQUINA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULOMA; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREDNISONE; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0037445595     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(02)00414-8     Document Type: Article

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