Sarcoidosis of the central nervous system.
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.
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
D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D011239:Prednisolone; D005947:Glucose