Obstructive hydrocephalus and progressive psychosis: rare presentations of neurosarcoidosis

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-292

  Westhout, Franklin D ^a   Linskey, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sarcoidosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOSIS; SARCOIDOSIS; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOPSY; BRAIN DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEADACHE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PAPILLEDEMA; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SARCOIDOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 39749156504     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.01.068     Document Type: Article

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