The Cheshire Cat Syndrome: An unusual case of neurosarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-151

  Sharma, Om P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheshire Cat Syndrome; Neurosarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAT DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SARCOIDOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038603186     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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