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ArticleThe neuroradiology journal2022

Superficial siderosis associated with an iatrogenic posterior fossa dural leak identified on CT cisternography.

Ajay A Madhavan, Christopher P Wood, Allen J Aksamit, Kara M Schwartz, John L Atkinson, Neeraj Kumar

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Article in The neuroradiology journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Iatrogenic superficial siderosis with the Pseudomeningocele after spinal surgery: a report of four cases and literature review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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6 authors.

Ajay A MadhavanDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1794-4502
Christopher P WoodDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, USA.
Allen J AksamitDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, USA.
Kara M SchwartzDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, USA.
John L AtkinsonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, USA.
Neeraj KumarDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Superficial siderosis refers to hemosiderin deposition along the pial surface of the brain and spinal cord. It results from chronic and repetitive low-grade bleeding into the subarachnoid space. Dural tears are a common cause of superficial siderosis. Although such tears typically occur in the spine, dural tears can also occur in the posterior fossa. In many cases, posterior fossa dural tears are iatrogenic, and patients may present with neuroimaging evidence of postoperative pseudomeningoceles. We present a case of superficial siderosis caused by a persistent posterior fossa dural leak. The patient presented with superficial siderosis 30 years after a Chiari I malformation repair. A pinhole-sized dural tear was identified preoperatively using computed tomography cisternography. The dural defect was successfully repaired. An additional small tear that was not seen on imaging was also identified at surgery and successfully repaired.

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SiderosisSpinal Cord DiseasesHumansIatrogenic DiseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroimagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedCT cisternographydural defectposterior fossa surgerypseudomeningoceleSuperficial siderosis

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PMID34477007
PMCPMC9244743

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