sarcoidosis of nervous system

sarcoidosis of nervous system

Neurosarcoidosis Neurology A complication of sarcoidosis characterized by inflammation and abnormal amyloid deposits in nervous tissues, affecting ±5% of those with sarcoidosis Clinical Sudden, transient facial palsy affecting cranial nerve VII, variably affecting ocular, gustatory, olfactory and other cranial nerves, variably accompanied by muscle weakness and/or sensory losses with peripheral nerve involvement; SNS may cause permanent disability and death