Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown cause. It could affect many organs, including nervous system. A forty two years old female patient with neurosarcoidosis is described. The disease began with the lung and thoracic lymph nods involvement. After mediastinoscopy sarcoidosis was histopathologicaly confirmed. A few months after the diagnosis of neurological symptoms appeared in the form of seizure, the vibration of the eyelids and numbness around the mouth. MRI revealed changes in the brain typical for neurosarcoidosis. After corticosteroids treatment excellent recovery was achieved, confirmed in next MRI.
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Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown cause. It could affect many organs, including nervous system. A forty two years old female patient with neurosarcoidosis is described.
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