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. 1990 Feb;66(772):142–143. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.66.772.142

Neurosarcoidosis: therapeutic success with methotrexate.

F G Soriano 1, P Caramelli 1, R Nitrini 1, A S Rocha 1
PMCID: PMC2429521  PMID: 2349188

Abstract

Sarcoidosis affects the nervous system in 5% of cases. Treatment with corticosteroids is usually effective. We describe the case of a patient with neurosarcoidosis in which therapy with prednisone failed whereas the result of methotrexate administration was satisfactory.

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