Update on a Patient with Superficial Siderosis on Deferiprone: Fig 1.
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Update on a patient with superficial siderosis on deferiprone.
Deferiprone Superficial siderosis (SS) is a neurodegenerative condition caused by hemosiderin deposition on the surface of the brain, cranial nerves, and spinal cord. SS is an exceptionally rare condition characterized by a triad of hearing loss, ataxia, and myelopathy. The most common etiologies that lead to SS are trauma, previous surgical procedures, dural tears, and tumors of the central ne...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Neuroradiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0195-6108,1936-959X
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3186