Spinal ependymoma presenting with visual and hearing impairment – An unusual sequelae

Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a rare complication of recurrent bleeding in the neuraxis which may present with various symptoms. We report a case of spinal tumor presenting with superficial siderosis with involvement of vision and hearing along with ataxia. This is a rare pr...

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Main Authors: Jagathlal Gangadharan, Paritosh Pandey, Vani Santosh, Rose Dawn Bharath
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2012-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.102298
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description Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a rare complication of recurrent bleeding in the neuraxis which may present with various symptoms. We report a case of spinal tumor presenting with superficial siderosis with involvement of vision and hearing along with ataxia. This is a rare presentation of superficial siderosis. The pathogenesis of selective involvement of these cranial nerves is discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-666307e7f80c4b4eb20483ef52d2e4882025-08-20T03:19:36ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672012-07-01010216917110.4103/2277-9167.102298Spinal ependymoma presenting with visual and hearing impairment – An unusual sequelaeJagathlal GangadharanParitosh PandeyVani SantoshRose Dawn BharathSuperficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a rare complication of recurrent bleeding in the neuraxis which may present with various symptoms. We report a case of spinal tumor presenting with superficial siderosis with involvement of vision and hearing along with ataxia. This is a rare presentation of superficial siderosis. The pathogenesis of selective involvement of these cranial nerves is discussed.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.102298recurrent sub arachnoid hemorrhagegradient echo imagingmyxo papillary ependymomacns superficial siderosis
spellingShingle Jagathlal Gangadharan
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Rose Dawn Bharath
Spinal ependymoma presenting with visual and hearing impairment – An unusual sequelae
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
recurrent sub arachnoid hemorrhage
gradient echo imaging
myxo papillary ependymoma
cns superficial siderosis
title Spinal ependymoma presenting with visual and hearing impairment – An unusual sequelae
title_full Spinal ependymoma presenting with visual and hearing impairment – An unusual sequelae
title_fullStr Spinal ependymoma presenting with visual and hearing impairment – An unusual sequelae
title_full_unstemmed Spinal ependymoma presenting with visual and hearing impairment – An unusual sequelae
title_short Spinal ependymoma presenting with visual and hearing impairment – An unusual sequelae
title_sort spinal ependymoma presenting with visual and hearing impairment an unusual sequelae
topic recurrent sub arachnoid hemorrhage
gradient echo imaging
myxo papillary ependymoma
cns superficial siderosis
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.102298
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