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. 1993 Feb;43(2):333-7.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.43.2.333.

Intramedullary spinal sarcoidosis: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics

S S Junger  1 , B J Stern, S R Levine, E Sipos, J F Marti-Masso
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Intramedullary spinal sarcoidosis: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics

S S Junger et al. Neurology. 1993 Feb.

Abstract

We present a retrospective series of the clinical and MRI findings in 16 patients with intramedullary spinal sarcoidosis (ISS), including 12 patients studied with gadolinium-DTPA. The spectrum of MRI findings includes leptomeningeal enhancement, fusiform spinal cord enlargement, focal or diffuse intramedullary disease, and spinal cord atrophy. We present a classification of ISS correlating the clinical progression and the temporal sequence of MRI abnormalities. Improvement occurred in five of 12 patients (42%) treated with immunosuppressive therapy.

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