Granuloma, vasculitis, and demyelination in sarcoid neuropathy.
Naohiro MouriHaruki KoikeYuki FukamiMie TakahashiSatoru YagiSoma FurukawaMasashi SuzukiYoshiyuki KishimotoKenichiro MurateTakamasa NukuiTamaki YoshidaYosuke KudoMikiko TadaYuichi HigashiyamaHirohisa WatanabeYuji NakatsujiFumiaki TanakaMasahisa KatsunoPublished in: European journal of neurology (2023)
Patients with sarcoid neuropathy may meet the EAN/PNS electrophysiological criteria for CIDP due to the frequent presence of conduction blocks. Based on our results, in addition to the ischemic damage resulting from granulomatous inflammation, demyelination may play an important role in the mechanism underlying sarcoid neuropathy.