Is Neurosarcoidosis fatal?
Early reports suggested that once sarcoid got into the nervous system very little could be done about it, and frequently, because of this, a lack of understanding that the disease did affect the nervous system and a lack of treatment, it often was. Nowadays, however, it is clear that prompt early and vigorous treatment such as that outlined above, the prognosis for an improvement in the condition is now very good, and indeed many recover well. At the Royal Free Hospital, the specialist team has looked after over 100 patients with the disease and only two have died, neither directly related to the condition itself. • Can Neurosarcoidosis occur without evidence that Sarcoid has affected other tissues in the body? Yes it can, and there are currently no clear reasons for this. It is likely to be related to the type of immune system the patient is born with and what the trigger is which sets off the disease; if it goes for the lungs then the lungs will be affected, and so on. • Is it like M
