Assist in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis when biopsy is negative
Additional Information
In neurosarcoidosis, serum ACE concentrations are less likely than CSF ACE concentrations to be elevated. CSF ACE levels are increased in about 55% of patients with neurosarcoidosis, 5% of those with sarcoidosis (without neurologic abnormality) and 13% of those with other neurological diseases.
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