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ArticleCase reports in neurological medicine2021

Rare Case of Spinal Neurosarcoidosis with Concomitant Epidural Lipomatosis.

Nesreen Jaafar, Maria Khoueiry, Samia J Khoury, Achraf Makki

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Article in Case reports in neurological medicine, 2021. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Clinical research progress of spinal epidural lipomatosis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nesreen JaafarDepartment of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Maria KhoueiryDepartment of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Samia J KhouryNehme and Therese Tohme Multiple Sclerosis Center, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-6063
Achraf MakkiDepartment of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4398-089X
American University of Beirut Medical Center · LB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSpinal neurosarcoidosis is a rare disease that can manifest as myelopathy, radiculopathy, or cauda equine syndrome. Spinal epidural lipomatosis is also a rare condition resulting from overgrowth of epidural fat tissue causing compressive myelopathy. To our knowledge, there are no reports linking epidural lipomatosis and spinal neurosarcoidosis.

conclusionThe common inflammatory process involved in these two diseases might explain a pathophysiological interconnection between both diseases that may underlie their concomitant development in our patient. If these two diseases are interconnected, in their pathophysiological mechanism remains a hypothesis that will need further investigation.

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