Weill Cornell Medicine
Citigroup Biomedical Imaging Center
Weill Cornell Medicine
Citigroup Biomedical Imaging Center

Superficial Siderosis of Central Nervous System as Primary Clinical Manifestation Secondary to Intradural Thoracic Disk Herniation.

Publication Type Case Report
Authors Wipplinger C, Simian A, Hernandez R, Navarro-Ramirez R, Kim E, Kirnaz S, Schmidt F, Fink M, Härtl R
Journal World Neurosurg
Volume 119
Pagination 40-44
Date Published 07/23/2018
ISSN 1878-8769
Keywords Intervertebral Disc Displacement, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Siderosis, Spinal Cord Diseases
Abstract BACKGROUND: Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a rare neurologic disorder characterized by the superficial deposition of hemosiderin in the subpial layer resulting in iron-related progressive neurodegeneration. CASE DESCRIPTION: In this report, we present a case of superficial siderosis of the central nervous system secondary to an intradural thoracic disk herniation causing a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. CONCLUSIONS: The patient was successfully treated with T6-T8 transpedicular partial corpectomy, as well as diskectomy with decompression followed by watertight closure of the CSF leak. Intraoperative watertight closure of the CSF leak was achieved.
DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.117
PubMed ID 30048787
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