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Intramedullary Spinal Sarcoidosis:Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics Neurol 43:333-337, Junger,s.S.,et al, 1993 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract We present a retrospective series of the clinical and MRI findings in 16 patients with intramedullary spinal sarcoidosis(ISS),including 12 patients studied with gadolinium-DTPA.The spectrum of MRI findings include leptomeningeal enhancement,fusiform spinal cord enlargement,focal or diffuse intramedullary disease,and spinal cord atrophy.We present a classification of ISS correlating the clinical progression and the temporal sequence of MRI abnormalities.Improvement occurred in five of 12 patients(42%)treated with immunosuppressive therapy.

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