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ArticleSurgical neurology international2020

Cervical epidural neurosarcoidosis: A case report and literature review.

Sami Khairy, N A Alharbi, Abeer Alaglan, Fahd Al Sufiani, Ahmed Alkhani

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Recurrence of Epidural Spinal Sarcoidosis.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sami KhairyDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
N A AlharbiDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer AlaglanDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fahd Al SufianiKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed AlkhaniDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center · SAKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeurosarcoidosis is a rare disease. In the spine, it commonly presents as an intramedullary lesion. Epidural spinal lesions are extremely rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 29-year-old patient presented with a 22-month history of progressive neck, upper limb pain, and myelopathy. The cervical MRI showed a large epidural mass infiltrating the paraspinal soft tissue. After an open biopsy, the diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis was established and was followed-up by appropriate medical management.

conclusionTo manage cervical epidural neurosarcoidosis, first, you must obtain a tissue diagnosis and then follow with appropriate medical management.

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