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Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system: a case with an unruptured intracranial aneurysm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ming-Tang Lai ,
Takuya Ohmichi ,
Koji Yuen ,
Kentaro Egusa ,
Satoshi Yorizane  and
Yu Masuda
Ming-Tang Lai*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama,Japan. Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Medical College Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
Takuya Ohmichi
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama,Japan.
Koji Yuen
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama,Japan.
Kentaro Egusa
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama,Japan.
Satoshi Yorizane
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama,Japan.
Yu Masuda
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama,Japan.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr M. T. Lai, Department of Otolaryngology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikata-Cho, Okayama 700, Japan. Fax: 086-225-1648
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Abstract

We present a case of superficial siderosis (SS) of the central nervous system (CNS) with an unruptured intracranial aneurysm to illustrate that the commonly encountered unexplainable progressive sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) can be an important sign for the early awareness of this rare disorder. The literature on SS is reviewed and the pathogenesis of SS is discussed.

Keywords

Siderosis, superficialHaemosiderinHearing loss, sensorineuralMagnetic resonance imaging
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 6 , June 1995 , pp. 549 - 552
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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