Open AccessApplication of the modified Zajicek criteria to diagnose probable spinal cord neurosarcoidosis
Author(s) -
Owen Ceris Ifan,
Jabeen Farrah,
Bhattacharjee Anupam
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1712
Subject(s) - neurosarcoidosis , medicine , spinal cord , sarcoidosis , biopsy , histology , brain biopsy , pathology , radiology , psychiatry
Key Clinical Message Neurosarcoidosis represents a significant diagnostic challenge, as clinical features overlap with other neuroinflammatory conditions, and biopsy of affected neuronal tissue is often high risk or not feasible. Here we highlight application of the modified Zajicek criteria to diagnose probable spinal neurosarcoidosis in the absence of histology from affected neuronal tissue.