Cavernous sinus syndrome due to sarcoidosis: A case report

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-41

  Chang, Cheng Shu ^a   Chen, Wei Liang ^a   Li, Chien Te ^a   Wang, Pao Yu ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiotension converting enzyme; Cavernous sinus syndrome; Granulomatous inflammation; Neurosarcoidosis; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GADOLINIUM; GALLIUM 67; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG HILUS; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BIOPSY; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CAVERNOUS SINUS; HUMANS; LUNG; LYMPH NODES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; STEROIDS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63249135685     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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