Duffey P, Bates D
Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 1997 Sep;14(2):171-2.
Sarcoidosis presents only infrequently with stroke or focal neurological deficit and recurrent focal neurological deficit is rarer still. This case report describes a patients presenting with episodic non-fluent dysphasia of abrupt onset occurring during a period of 18 months without evidence of seizure activity or macroscopic granulomatous collection. The case illustrates that the presentation of neurosarcoidosis may mimic classic reversible ischaemic neurological deficit.