caa a22 4500 445808594 CHVBK 20180317145204.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00415-011-6080-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00415-011-6080-3 Clinical features of spinal cord sarcoidosis: analysis of 17 neurosarcoidosis patients [Elektronische Daten] [Ken Sakushima, Ichiro Yabe, Fumihito Nakano, Kazuto Yoshida, Yasutaka Tajima, Hideki Houzen, Yasunori Maruo, Hidenao Sasaki] The diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis is often difficult; the imaging signs of spinal cord sarcoidosis sometimes mimic those of cervical spondylotic myelopathy, which is common in elderly persons. We examined the characteristics of spinal cord sarcoidosis in Japanese patients with neurosarcoidosis. This case series identified patients with neurosarcoidosis at four general hospitals and one university hospital from April 1998 to September 2010. All diagnoses were based on the diagnostic criteria proposed by Zajicek et al. Seventeen patients (nine men and eight women) were involved: six patients with spinal cord lesions accompanied by cervical spondylosis, five with cerebral lesions, three with cranial nerve lesions, two with meningitis, and one with nerve root lesions. Patients with spinal cord sarcoidosis had a higher onset age, longer duration from onset to diagnosis, reduced leukocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and lower angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) levels in the CSF. The results of this study indicate that diagnosis of spinal cord sarcoidosis requires careful evaluation. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Neurosarcoidosis nationallicence Spinal cord sarcoidosis nationallicence Cerebrospinal fluid nationallicence Angiotensin-converting enzyme nationallicence Sakushima Ken Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan aut Yabe Ichiro Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan aut Nakano Fumihito Department of Neurology, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan aut Yoshida Kazuto Department of Neurology, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan aut Tajima Yasutaka Department of Neurology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan aut Houzen Hideki Department of Neurology, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan aut Maruo Yasunori Department of Neurology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Japan aut Sasaki Hidenao Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan aut Journal of Neurology Springer-Verlag 258/12(2011-12-01), 2163-2167 0340-5354 258:12<2163 2011 258 415 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6080-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6080-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sakushima Ken Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yabe Ichiro Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nakano Fumihito Department of Neurology, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yoshida Kazuto Department of Neurology, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tajima Yasutaka Department of Neurology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Houzen Hideki Department of Neurology, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Maruo Yasunori Department of Neurology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sasaki Hidenao Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Neurology Springer-Verlag 258/12(2011-12-01), 2163-2167 0340-5354 258:12<2163 2011 258 415 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer