… Schievink WI, Apostolides PJ, Spetzler RF: Surgical treatment of superficial siderosis
associated with a spinal arteriovenous malformation. Case report. J Neurosurg 89:1029–1031, …

… defect, resolution of the presence of CSF red blood cell count a few months after surgical
repair of the dural tear may provide additional confirmatory evidence of successful tear closure. …

… In addition, ventral spinal CSF leaks are a possible etiology of superficial siderosis (SS), a
rare … This study was undertaken to evaluate whether microsurgical closure of CSF leaks can …

… In this report we pre sent 3 cases of superficial siderosis following incomplete closure of …
superficial siderosis, as well as our recommendations for the prevention of superficial siderosis …

… Superficial siderosis (SS) of the CNS results from chronic hemorrhage into the subarachnoid
space with … Some patients have a history of trauma or intradural surgery. Despite extensive …

… Identifying the site of leak allows surgical closure of the ventral tear, thereby … surgical
repair of the ventral spinal CSF leak shows significant resolution of the superficial siderosis (F). …

… [35] recently reported that the disease may progress secondarily without re-bleeding after
the surgical closure. They suggested that the secondary progression may be due to a similar …

… Superficial siderosis (SS) of the CNS results from hemosiderin … engorgement rather than
to pial siderosis resulting in sclerosis of the … and pial vascularity in superficial siderosis (SS) …

… Because superficial siderosis is associated with a disabling and progressive course, timely
… any potential bleeding source amenable to surgical closure. Iron chelation therapy has been …

… Superficial siderosis is a rare disease with a low incidence of known etiologies and … to be
related to superficial siderosis. We report on a patient with superficial siderosis who had a multi-…