Abstract
Objective: To describe a patient with an acute fulminant delirium and eventual spinal fluid block secondary to sarcoid meningitis. Design: Case report. Setting: Hospital and Neurology Clinic. Patient: A previously healthy, 24-year-old man. Interventions: Antimicrobials, corticosteroids, lumbar puncture, myelography, and lymph node biopsy. Main Outcome Measures: Cerebrospinal fluid, clinical status. Results: The patient improved after treatment with corticosteroids. Conclusion: Sarcoid meningitis may present with delirium and spinal block.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 129-131 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Archives of Neurology |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Sarcoid meningitis with fulminant delirium and markedly abnormal cerebrospinal fluid. / Noble, James M.; Anderson, Christopher Todd; Etienne, Mill; Williams, Olajide; Adams, David J.
In: Archives of Neurology, Vol. 64, No. 1, 01.01.2007, p. 129-131.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Sarcoid meningitis with fulminant delirium and markedly abnormal cerebrospinal fluid
AU - Noble, James M.
AU - Anderson, Christopher Todd
AU - Etienne, Mill
AU - Williams, Olajide
AU - Adams, David J.
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - Objective: To describe a patient with an acute fulminant delirium and eventual spinal fluid block secondary to sarcoid meningitis. Design: Case report. Setting: Hospital and Neurology Clinic. Patient: A previously healthy, 24-year-old man. Interventions: Antimicrobials, corticosteroids, lumbar puncture, myelography, and lymph node biopsy. Main Outcome Measures: Cerebrospinal fluid, clinical status. Results: The patient improved after treatment with corticosteroids. Conclusion: Sarcoid meningitis may present with delirium and spinal block.
AB - Objective: To describe a patient with an acute fulminant delirium and eventual spinal fluid block secondary to sarcoid meningitis. Design: Case report. Setting: Hospital and Neurology Clinic. Patient: A previously healthy, 24-year-old man. Interventions: Antimicrobials, corticosteroids, lumbar puncture, myelography, and lymph node biopsy. Main Outcome Measures: Cerebrospinal fluid, clinical status. Results: The patient improved after treatment with corticosteroids. Conclusion: Sarcoid meningitis may present with delirium and spinal block.
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JO - Archives of Neurology
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