Optic nerve sarcoidosis: MR findings.
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چکیده
Neurologic involvement has been described in 5% of patients with sarcoidosis; however, direct granulomatous involvement limited to the optic nerve but not involving the chiasm is rare. We describe two patients with biopsy-proven sarcoidosis; the fat-suppressed gadolinium-enhanced MR findings showed sarcoid involvement limited to the optic nerves.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 13 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992