Presumed intramedullary spinal cord sarcoidosis in a healthy young adult woman

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 810-813

  Eby, Sarah A ^a   Buchner, Eric J ^a   Bryant, Mary G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lesion; Neurosarcoidosis; Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREDNISONE; SARCOIDOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865787221     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31824121a8     Document Type: Article

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