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Sarcoidosis Presenting with Stroke Stroke 20:400-405, Brown,M.M.,et al, 1989 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract A 25-year-old black man with sarcoidosis presented with transient ischemic attacks followed by sudden,persistent right hemiparesis.He gave a history of recent,recurrent lower motor neuron facial palsy.Computed tomography demonstrated an infarct in the left internal capsule.Chest x-ray film showed bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy and multiple opacities in the lung fields.Serum angiotensin converting enzyme concentration was raised,and a Kveim test was positive for sarcoidosis. Despite clear pathologic reports of cerebral vasculitis in neurosarcoidosis,the occurrence of stroke is extremely rare.

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