Outlet obstruction of the fourth ventricle in sarcoidosis
โ Scribed by R. R. Lukin; A. A. Chambers; M. Soleimanpour
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 331 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3940
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โฆ Synopsis
Central nervous system sarcoidosis and its varied neuroradiological manifestations are reviewed. Two cases of mechanical obstruction secondary to sarcoid granulomata at the outlet of the fourth ventricle are described.
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