Sarcoid meningitis with fulminant delirium and markedly abnormal cerebrospinal fluid.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a patient with an acute fulminant delirium and eventual spinal fluid block secondary to sarcoid meningitis.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Hospital and Neurology Clinic.


METHODS
A previously healthy, 24-year-old man.


METHODS
Antimicrobials, corticosteroids, lumbar puncture, myelography, and lymph node biopsy.


METHODS
Cerebrospinal fluid, clinical status.


RESULTS
The patient improved after treatment with corticosteroids.


CONCLUSIONS
Sarcoid meningitis may present with delirium and spinal block.
Noble
James M
JM
Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Anderson
Christopher Todd
CT
Etienne
Mill
M
Williams
Olajide
O
Adams
David J
DJ
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D003693:Delirium / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D009192:Myelography / Q000379:methods; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones