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ArticleCerebellum & ataxias2021

Idiopathic superficial siderosis of the central nervous system.

Shakila Meshkat, Parnia Ebrahimi, Abbas Tafakhori, Aidin Taghiloo, Sajad Shafiee, Amir Salimi, Vajiheh Aghamollaii

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Article in Cerebellum & ataxias, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shakila MeshkatFaculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Parnia EbrahimiDepartment of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas TafakhoriIranian Center of Neurological Research (ICNR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aidin TaghilooDepartment of Radiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sajad ShafieeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Amir SalimiFaculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Vajiheh AghamollaiiDepartment of Neurology, Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Vajiheh102@gmail.com.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRRoozbeh Hospital · IRMazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRegardless of the cause of the superficial siderosis (SS) disease, which is bleeding, the source of bleeding cannot be found in some cases. CASE PRESENTATION: In this article, we report two cases with idiopathic SS. Case 1 presented with bilateral hearing loss, cognitive impairment, sleep disturbances, and tremors. Case 2 presented with sensory neural hearing loss, ataxia, and spastic paraparesis. In both cases, brain MRI indicated evidence of SS. CT myelogram and SPECT with labeled RBC couldn't help finding the source of occult bleeding.

conclusionSS is a rare central nervous system disease caused by the deposition of hemosiderin in the brain and spinal cord, which results in the progression of neurological deficits. The cause of this hemorrhage is often subarachnoid haemorrhage, intracranial surgery, carcinoma, arteriovenous malformation, nerve root avulsion, and dural abnormality. The condition progresses slowly and, by the time diagnosis is confirmed, the damage is often irreversible. In our cases, brain MRI clarified the definitive diagnosis, but we could not find the source of bleeding. SS should be considered in cases with ataxia and hearing loss, even if no source of bleeding is found.

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Chronic subarachnoid hemorrhageHemosiderinSensorineural deafnessSuperficial siderosis

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