Neurosarcoidosis presenting with isolated intracranial mass lesion and communicating hydrocephalus.
We report the case of a 27-year-old African man who developed with a sole intracranial mass lesion mimicking radiologically a glioma, which finally came out as an isolated neurosarcoidosis. There is a difficulty in diagnosis when isolated neurosarcoidosis appears. In addition, the low prevalence of the disease entails a not standardized medical treatment. Natural outcome is poor even when hydrocephalus is resolved. Multimodal treatments including complete pharmacological treatment do not seem to assure a better outcome in these patients until date.
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Source: Neurocirugia - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Novo-González B, González-García L, Samperiz-Abad G, Bakali-Badesa S, Alberdi-Viñas J Tags: Neurocirugia (Astur) Source Type: research
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