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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| author | Jagathlal Gangadharan Paritosh Pandey Vani Santosh Rose Dawn Bharath |
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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 Paritosh Pandey Vani Santosh 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 |
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