Neurosarcoidosis presenting as a cerebellar mass

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1373-1376

  Kumar, Gautam ^a   Kang, Caroline A ^a   Giannini, Caterina ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellar mass; Infliximab; Neurosarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DYSKINESIA; DYSMETRIA; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SARCOIDOSIS; WRITING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 34547842319     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0272-7     Document Type: Article

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