Superficial siderosis of the CNS: selective central myelin vulnerability and peripheral myelin sparing demonstrated by MRI

Eur J Neurol. 2007 May;14(5):e2-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01716.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Ataxia / etiology
  • Ataxia / pathology
  • Ataxia / physiopathology
  • Causality
  • Central Nervous System / pathology*
  • Central Nervous System / physiopathology
  • Cerebellar Cortex / pathology
  • Cerebellar Cortex / physiopathology
  • Cochlear Nerve / pathology
  • Cochlear Nerve / physiopathology
  • Cranial Nerves / pathology*
  • Cranial Nerves / physiopathology
  • Deafness / etiology
  • Deafness / pathology
  • Deafness / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Hemosiderin / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelin Sheath / metabolism
  • Myelin Sheath / pathology*
  • Peripheral Nervous System / pathology*
  • Peripheral Nervous System / physiopathology
  • Schwann Cells / metabolism
  • Schwann Cells / pathology
  • Siderosis / complications*
  • Siderosis / pathology*
  • Siderosis / physiopathology
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / complications
  • Subarachnoid Space / pathology
  • Subarachnoid Space / physiopathology

Substances

  • Hemosiderin