A case of sarcoidosis presenting as a non-specific intramedullary lesion

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 346-349

  Caneparo, D ^a   Lucetti, C ^a   Nuti, A ^b   Cipriani, G ^b   Tessa, C ^b   Fazzi, P ^a   Bonuccelli, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b USL of Viareggio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intramedullary lesions; Neurosarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPOTENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GALLIUM; HUMANS; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGES; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SARCOIDOSIS; SELENIUM; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 33847758637     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01527.x     Document Type: Article

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