Clinical features of sarcoid myelopathy focusing on age, distribution, and concomitant spinal disease

Background: Myelopathy is a relatively rare manifestation of sarcoidosis. Although spinal cord compression related to spinal cord swelling was reported in sarcoid myelopathy, the relationship between sarcoid myelopathy and mechanical compression due to orthopedic disorders has not been fully evaluated. We aimed to reveal clinical and radiological features of sarcoid myelopathy that demarcate the disease from other inflammatory myelopathy (OIM), especially focusing on age, distribution of spinal cord lesion (SCL), and concomitant orthopedical spinal diseases.
Source: Journal of Neuroimmunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: 388 Source Type: research