TY - JOUR
T1 - Superficial siderosis
T2 - A case report and review of the literature
AU - Levy, Michael
AU - Turtzo, Christine
AU - Llinas, Rafael H.
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - Background: A 48-year-old man with a past history of a car-accident-induced coma at the age of 3 years and spontaneous bilateral subdural hematomas at the age of 34 years presented with a 2-year history of worsening gait difficulties, clumsiness and dysarthria. CT scans of the brain taken during the 6 months leading up to his presentation had revealed chronic subarachnoid hemorrhage, but angiograms had not been able to identify the source of bleeding. Investigations: Neurological examination, brain MRI scan, lumbar puncture, four-vessel cerebral angiogram and spinal angiogram. Diagnosis: Superficial siderosis; a complete review of the current literature on the condition is provided. Management: Iron chelating agents.
AB - Background: A 48-year-old man with a past history of a car-accident-induced coma at the age of 3 years and spontaneous bilateral subdural hematomas at the age of 34 years presented with a 2-year history of worsening gait difficulties, clumsiness and dysarthria. CT scans of the brain taken during the 6 months leading up to his presentation had revealed chronic subarachnoid hemorrhage, but angiograms had not been able to identify the source of bleeding. Investigations: Neurological examination, brain MRI scan, lumbar puncture, four-vessel cerebral angiogram and spinal angiogram. Diagnosis: Superficial siderosis; a complete review of the current literature on the condition is provided. Management: Iron chelating agents.
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U2 - 10.1038/ncpneuro0356
DO - 10.1038/ncpneuro0356
M3 - Article
C2 - 17205075
AN - SCOPUS:33846069117
SN - 1745-834X
VL - 3
SP - 54
EP - 58
JO - Nature Clinical Practice Neurology
JF - Nature Clinical Practice Neurology
IS - 1
ER -