Neurosarcoidosis and associated neuropsychological sequelae: A rare case of isolated intracranial involvement

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 286-304

  Mariani, Matias ^a   Shammi, Prathiba ^b  

^a SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Frontal lobe; Neuropsychological sequelae; Neurosarcoidosis; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SARCOIDOSIS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; BASAL GANGLIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDNISONE; SARCOIDOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77149165776     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040903347942     Document Type: Article

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