Benign Intracranial Hypertension: A Rare Manifestation of Neurosarcoidosis
Prashant Dubey,
Satish Nirhale,
Shalesh Rohatgi
et al.
Abstract:Sarcoidosis is an immune-mediated disease that can involve multiple systems. Sarcoidosis of the nervous system or neurosarcoidosis may present as cranial mononeuropathy, hypothalamic involvement, aseptic meningitis, granulomatous inflammation in the brain parenchyma or spinal cord, peripheral neuropathy, and, in rare cases, as myopathy and benign intracranial hypertension. The most common cranial nerve involvement is the facial nerve, which can present as unilateral or bilateral facial nerve palsy, often with … Show more
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