Clinical manifestations of neurosarcoidosis

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 576-579

  Titlic, M ^a,b   Bradic Hammoud, M ^c   Miric, L ^b   Punda, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^c Private Dental Clinic   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus and intracranial hemorrhage; Neurosarcoidosis; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS;

HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 75649146243     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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