Superficial siderosis: a case report and review of the literature.
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.


METHODS
Neurological examination, brain MRI scan, lumbar puncture, four-vessel cerebral angiogram and spinal angiogram.


METHODS
Superficial siderosis; a complete review of the current literature on the condition is provided.


RESULTS
Iron chelating agents.
Levy
Michael
M
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. mlevy@jhmi.edu
Turtzo
Christine
C
Llinas
Rafael H
RH
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012806:Siderosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*
D007502:Iron Chelating Agents