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A case of neurosarcoidosis is reported in which sarcoid granulomata were present in several uncommon sites in the nervous system. The similarity between the distribution of the lesions in this case and that due to an infective agent is discussed.
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Dinn, J.J. Neurosarcoidosis. Ir J Med Sci 140, 266–273 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942264
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942264