Sarcoidosis

New sarcoidosis data have been reported by researchers at Kobe University

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, May 29th, 2009

According to recent research from Kobe, Japan, "Patients with neurosarcoidosis are usually initially treated with steroid administration even when they have concomitant cord compression on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Operative intervention may be indicated in patients with spinal cord sarcoidosis requiring either tissue biopsy for diagnosis or associated with progressive neurologic symptoms."

"However, there have been no previous reports describing clinical outcomes of laminoplasty for spinal cord sarcoidosis. The objectives of this study are to investigate whether extensive cervical laminoplasty is an effective treatment for spinal cord sarcoidosis combined with...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2009-05-29)

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