SECONDARY SUPERFICIAL SIDEROSIS OF THE CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM IN A PATIENT PRESENTING WITH SENSORINEURAL HEARING-LOSS

Authors
LEMMERLING M DEPRAETER G MOLLET P MORTELE K DHOOGE I MASTENBROEK G KUNNEN M
Citation
M. Lemmerling et al., SECONDARY SUPERFICIAL SIDEROSIS OF THE CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM IN A PATIENT PRESENTING WITH SENSORINEURAL HEARING-LOSS, Neuroradiology, 40(5), 1998, pp. 312-314
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283940
Volume
40
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
312 - 314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(1998)40:5<312:SSSOTC>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We present a 50-year-old man who was investigated for sensorineural he aring loss. On MRI of the brain superficial siderosis of the central n ervous system was seen, while MRI of the spine revealed an ependymoma of the cauda equina. This case illustrates the importance of performin g T2-weighted imaging of the brain and posterior fossa when sensorineu ral hearing loss is present. Spine imaging is mandatory when superfici al siderosis of the brain is diagnosed without identification of a ble eding source in the brain.