Neurology

Sarcoidosis

Questions discussed in this category

What is your approach to the management of Bell's palsy that has not improved after six months?

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Do you send CSF or serum ACE levels in the workup of neurosarcoidosis?

If not, are there any serum or CSF tests you consider to be helpful?

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How do you workup patients with neuropathy suspected to be secondary to sarcoid?

Is a biopsy or EMG helpful in confirming the etiology? What is the best treatment for sarcoid neuropathy?

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How do you dose steroids in neurosarcoidosis patients with a worsening clinical symptoms or MRI findings?

Do you treat with only an IV steroid pulse or do you use an oral steroid taper as well? How long of a taper do you typically use?

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In a patient with neurosarcoidosis who required infliximab for initially refractory symptoms but is now stable, how do you decide on the optimal time to de-escalate therapy?

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What steroid-sparing agent would you use for treatment of neurosarcoidosis with leptomeningeal and parenchymal involvement?

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Papers discussed in this category

Neurology, 2016 Nov 16

Treatment of neurosarcoidosis: A comparative study of methotrexate and mycophenolate mofetil.

Clin. Chest Med., 2015 Sep 26

Neurosarcoidosis.

Clin. Exp. Rheumatol., 2013 Dec 09

Anti-TNF-α therapy in the management of severe neurosarcoidosis: a report of five cases from a single centre and literature review.

Neurology, 2017-11-14

Infliximab for the treatment of CNS sarcoidosis: A multi-institutional series.

Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm, 2020 Jul 27

Infliximab treatment in pathology-confirmed neurosarcoidosis.

JAMA neurology, 2018-12-01

Definition and Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Neurosarcoidosis: From the Neurosarcoidosis Consortium Consensus Group.

Journal of neuroimmunology, 2022 Apr 09

Peripheral neuropathy in sarcoidosis.

Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation, 2021 Oct 04

Neurosarcoidosis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

Lung, 2015 Nov 13

Diagnostic Utility of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study.

Biomolecules, 2022 Sep 30

Performance of Serum Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Diagnosing Sarcoidosis and Predicting the Active Status of Sarcoidosis: A Meta-Analysis.

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