We reviewed a 7-year series of brain MRI examinations to determine the frequency and
clinical significance of superficial siderosis of the central nervous system (SS). SS was …

Three cases of superficial siderosis of the central nervous system are reported here. Using a
1.0-T magnetic resonance (MR) unit, typical hypointense rims were observed under the …

✓ The authors report a 32-year-old woman who had undergone repair of an occipital
encephalocele in infancy and who experienced a 20-year history of progressive hearing …

Once the central nervous system surface is greatly encrusted with haemosiderin, even
removing the source of bleeding will have little effect on the progression of clinical …

We present 3 cases and a review of the literature to demonstrate the current state of clinical
diagnosis and therapy of superficial siderosis of the central nervous system. Typical …

Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system (CNS) is caused by repeated
hemorrhage into the subarachnoid space with resultant hemosiderin deposition in the …

Superficial siderosis (SS) of the central nervous system constitutes linear hemosiderin
deposits in the leptomeninges and the superficial layers of the cerebrum and the spinal cord …

Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system results from chronic or intermittent
hemorrhage into the subarachnoid space that causes hemosiderin deposition in subpial …

Chronic or intermittent extravasations of blood into the subarachnoid space, and
dissemination of heme by circulating cerebrospinal fluid, are the only established causes of …

A case of superficial siderosis of the central nervous system proven by brain biopsy is
described. The diagnosis was made antemortem the first such case reported in the English …