Neurosarcoidosis of the conus medullaris and cauda equina

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-297

  Prelog, Kristina ^a   Blome, Steven ^a   Dennis, Christopher ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; Conus medullaris; Neurosarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MEDULLARY CONE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SARCOIDOSIS; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN GRANULOMA; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; SPINAL ROOT; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; CAUDA EQUINA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0141427979     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2003.01180.x     Document Type: Article

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