title: Sarcoidosis of the central nervous system.
abstract: Six patients with sarcoidosis of the central nervous system are described. Pathological confirmation was obtained by brain biopsy in two patients and at necropsy in two; in two patients the diagnosis was presumptive and was made on the evidence of multisystem involvement. The symptomatology, methods of diagnosis, and results of treatment are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D011239:Prednisolone; D005947:Glucose