Open AccessSuperficial siderosis due to filum terminale tumor: An uncommon cause of cranial nerve dysfunction
Author(s) -
Campion Tom,
Arfeen Farrukh,
Adams Ashok
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1645
Subject(s) - superficial siderosis , medicine , siderosis , filum terminale , presentation (obstetrics) , susceptibility weighted imaging , nerve root , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , cranial nerves , pathology , anatomy , disease , dementia , cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Key Clinical Message If superficial siderosis is suspected based on clinical presentation, susceptibility weighted imaging should be undertaken in addition to standard MRI sequences as it is more sensitive than T2 weighted imaging. Once diagnosed, imaging of the entire brain and spine must be undertaken to assess for an underlying cause.