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ArticleCureus2024

A Case of Suspected Neurosarcoidosis Evading Diagnosis With Cervical Biopsy.

Noah King, Madhu Vishnu Sankar Reddy Rami Reddy, Andrew Waack, Alastair Hoyt, Jason Schroeder

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Noah KingNeurosurgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, USA.
Madhu Vishnu Sankar Reddy Rami ReddyNeurosurgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, USA.
Andrew WaackNeurosurgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, USA.
Alastair HoytNeurosurgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, USA.
Jason SchroederNeurosurgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurosarcoidosis is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis, posing diagnostic challenges due to its varied clinical presentation and the lack of definitive diagnostic tests. We present a case of a 46-year-old African American female with progressive ascending bilateral sensory loss, weakness, and a bifrontal headache. Despite undergoing extensive diagnostic workup including cerebrospinal fluid analysis, neuroimaging, and bronchoscopic evaluation, a definitive diagnosis remained elusive. The patient underwent an open cervical spinal cord biopsy, which did not yield conclusive evidence of neurosarcoidosis. Subsequent complications included suspicion of an epidural abscess and post-operative cervical kyphosis. This case underscores the diagnostic dilemma and potential complications associated with the evaluation and management of neurosarcoidosis, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in such cases.

Indexed as

cervical biopsycervical kyphosisepidural abcessmyelopathyneurosarcoidosisuncertain pathology

Identifiers

PMID39022493
PMCPMC11254096

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