Neurosarcoidosis: differential diagnosis
Evidence-based neurology checklist on neurosarcoidosis: differential diagnosis: Inflammatory Multiple sclerosis (MS) Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) Anti MOG antibody disease Anti GFAP encephalitis Behcet’s disease CLIPPERS Infectious Neoplastic Granulomatous Systemic autoimmune Other differentials…
Inflammatory
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Neuromyelitis optica (NMO)
- Anti MOG antibody disease
- Anti GFAP encephalitis
- Behcet’s disease
- CLIPPERS
Infectious
Neoplastic
Granulomatous
Systemic autoimmune
Other differentials
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References
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