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Granulomatous diseases of the central nervous system include a variety of different syndromes which are defined by focal inflammation containing fused and non-fused granulomas. Depending on the disease, different anatomical structures are affected. In many cases MRI shows characteristic pattern of lesions and allows a specific diagnosis or a very specific differential diagnosis.
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Kress, B. (2009). Granulomatous Diseases. In: Hähnel, S. (eds) Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76660-5_12
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