Shakila Meshkat, Parnia Ebrahimi, Abbas Tafakhori, Aidin Taghiloo, Sajad Shafiee, Amir Salimi, Vajiheh Aghamollaii
BACKGROUND: Regardless of the cause of the superficial siderosis (SS) disease, which is bleeding, the source of bleeding cannot be found in some cases. CASE PRESENTATION: In this article, we report two cases with idiopathic SS. Case 1 presented with bilateral hearing loss, cognitive impairment, sleep disturbances, and tremors. Case 2 presented with sensory neural hearing loss, ataxia, and spastic paraparesis. In both cases, brain MRI indicated evidence of SS. CT myelogram and SPECT with labeled RBC couldn't help finding the source of occult bleeding...
February 25, 2021: Cerebellum & Ataxias