Remission of refractory neurosarcoidosis treated with brain radiotherapy: A case report and a literature review

Neurologist

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-124

  Motta, Micaela ^a   Alongi, Filippo ^a   Bolognesi, Angelo ^a   Cozzarini, Cesare ^a   Muzio, Nadia Di ^a   Fazio, Ferruccio ^a,b,c  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 40549104732     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e31815b97ec     Document Type: Article

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