Intracranial sarcoidosis presenting angiographically as a sub-dural hematoma.
Intracranial sarcoidosis is rare. Usually it involves the cranial nerves and presents with symptoms of meningeal irritation, convulsive seizures, hydrocephalus, hemiparesis, mental changes and hypothalamic dysfunction. A case in which the condition simulated a subdural hematoma is reported.
D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*