Atypical cerebral MRI imaging findings in a patient with isolated neurosarcoidosis

Mohamed Reda Cherkaoui Jaouad; Amal Miqdadi; Mohamed Mahi; Sophia Berrada

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.10.008

Atypical cerebral MRI imaging findings in a patient with isolated neurosarcoidosis

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Nov 10;19(1):378-381. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.10.008. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Mohamed Reda Cherkaoui Jaouad¹, Amal Miqdadi¹, Mohamed Mahi¹, Sophia Berrada¹

Affiliation

¹ Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a rare, chronic, granulomatous disease of unknown etiology and primarily effects the lymphatic and respiratory systems. The central nervous system (CNS) is unusually implicated in sarcoidosis patients. We describe a rare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in a case of isolated neurosarcoidosis. The evaluation of suspect patients requires radiological imaging studies, especially MRIs. The diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis is clinically challenging, MRI studies are effective in detecting CNS inflammation but lack specificity.

Keywords: Cerebral Imaging; MRI; Neurosarcoidosis.

Publication types

Case Reports