A Case of Spinal Cord Ependymoma resulting in Superficial Siderosis.
- Author:
Taek Jun LEE
1
;
Sanghyuk SEO
;
Dong Ju YOON
;
Gyeong Moon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. kimgm@smc.samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Superficial siderosis;
Ependymoma
- MeSH:
Brain;
Brain Stem;
Central Nervous System;
Cerebellum;
Cerebral Cortex;
Ependymoma*;
Female;
Headache;
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural;
Humans;
Leg;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Siderosis*;
Spinal Cord*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2005;23(5):697-699
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 63-year-old woman developed left leg weakness, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and headache. Brain MRI showed a hypointense rim on the surfaces of the cerebellum, brainstem, and cerebral cortex indicating superficial siderosis. Further examination showed an intramedullary ependymoma at the level of T12-L2. We report a patient with a spinal cord ependymoma resulting in superficial siderosis of the central nervous system.
