Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a rare and possibly underdiagnosed disorder

Methods: Series of cases collected from Brazilian centers. Results: We studied 13 cases of patients presenting with progressive histories of neurological dysfunction caused by SS-CNS. The most frequent clinical findings in these patients were progressive gait ataxia, hearing loss, hyperreflexia and cognitive dysfunction. The diagnoses of SS-CNS were made seven months to 30 years after the disease onset. Conclusion: SS-CNS is a rare disease that may remain undiagnosed for long periods. Awareness of this condition is essential for the clinician.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Siderose superficial do sistema nervoso central é uma doença rara e possivelmente subdiagnosticada
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a rare and possibly underdiagnosed disorder ; volume:75 ; number:02 ; year:2017 ; pages:92-95 ; Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 75, Heft 02 (2017), 92-95

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Fragoso, Yara Dadalti ; Adoni, Tarso ; Brooks, Joseph Bruno Bidin ; Gomes, Sidney ; Goncalves, Marcus Vinicius Magno ; Jovem, Cassio Lemos ; Matta, Andre Palma da Cunha ; Oliveira, Joao Filipe ; Siquinelli, Fabio ; Tauil, Carlos Bernardo ; Troiani, Guilherme Navarro ; Wille, Paulo Roberto

Further information

• DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20170001
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023101911143966233526
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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