title: Neurosarcoidosis which manifested as acute hydrocephalus: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Neurosarcoidosis is generally expressed by various symptoms; it is exceptionally revealed by hydrocephalus. We report a 27-year-old African man hospitalized with acute neurological deterioration due to hydrocephalus. The treatment consisted of ventriculostomy and corticosteroid therapy; however a permanent shunt was not required. After six months of follow-up, the patient had fully recovered. Clinical presentation, neuroimaging findings and treatment modalities are discussed.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, CHU Hassan II Fez, Morocco. benzagmout@hotmail.fr
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Benzagmout
authors: Saïd
authors: S
authors: Boujraf
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Góngora-Rivera
authors: Damien
authors: D
authors: Bresson
authors: Rémy
authors: R
authors: Van-Effenterre
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy