Superficial siderosis of the CNS: report of three cases and review of the literature.
Superficial siderosis (SS) is a rare entity. A chronic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) leads to the deposition of ferric pigments and ions in the surface of the central nervous system (CNS). The cause of this hemorrhage is identified in half of the cases. The disease progresses slowly and the damage is often irreversible by the time diagnosis is established. The management focuses on the identification and ablation of the bleeding source. Knowledge about this entity is based on sporadic reports. We describe three cases of superficial siderosis and briefly review the literature.
Miliaras
George
G
Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, University of Ioannina, P.O. Box 1186, 45 110 Ioannina, Greece. milasgrg@hotmail.com
Bostantjopoulou
Sevasti
S
Argyropoulou
Maria
M
Kyritsis
Athanasios
A
Polyzoidis
Konstantinos
K
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012806:Siderosis / Q000150:complications*