Cerebrospinal fluid angiotensin-converting enzyme for diagnosis of central nervous system sarcoidosis

Neurologist

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-111

  Khoury, Julie ^a   Wellik, Kay E ^a   Demaerschalk, Bart M ^a   Wingerchuk, Dean M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Cerebrospinal fluid; Critically appraised topic; Diagnosis; Evidence based medicine; Likelihood ratio; Neurosarcoidosis; Sarcoidosis; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 63449131224     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e31819bcf84     Document Type: Article

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