Isolated spinal cord neurosarcoidosis diagnosed by cord biopsy and thalidomide trial

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 154-157

  Ahn, Suk Won ^a   Kim, Kyoung Tae ^b   Youn, Young Chul ^a   Kwon, Oh Sang ^a   Kim, Young Baeg ^b  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Neurosarcoidosis; Sarcoidosis; Spinal cord sarcoidosis; Thalidomide

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; THALIDOMIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BIOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THALIDOMIDE;

EID: 78650795011     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.1.154     Document Type: Article

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