Atypical presentation of intramedullary sarcoidosis: Report of two cases;Presentación atípica de sarcoidosis intramedular: A propósito de dos casos

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 406-408

  Perdigão, Sandra ^a,c   Arantes, M ^a   Pinheiro, L ^b   Costa, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL PEDRO HISPANO   (Portugal)

^b Hospital So Sebastio   (Portugal)

^c Rua Dr Eduardo Torres   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intramedullary sarcoidosis; MRI; Neurosarcoidosis; Non caseating granulomas; SACE; Spinal biopsy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SARCOIDOSIS; SPASTICITY; SPHINCTER; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349036174     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4507.2007183     Document Type: Article

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