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Superficial cerebral and spinal haemosiderosis caused by secondary tethered cord syndrome after resection of a spinal lymphoma.

Abstract
Superficial haemosiderosis results from chronic subarachnoid haemorrhage during which haemosiderin is deposited in the leptomeninges around the brain, spinal cord and cranial nerves. We describe an exceptional case of superficial haemosiderosis characterised by two special aspects. (1) The cause was a secondary tethered cord syndrome due to dural adhesions which had developed 8 years after resection of a thoracic lymphoma and (2) an explorative neurosurgical procedure with complete untethering caused normalisation of the cerebrospinal fluid and stopped disease progression.
AuthorsVera C Zingler, Stefan Grau, Jörg-Christian Tonn, Klaus Jahn, Jennifer Linn, Thomas Brandt, Michael Strupp
JournalJournal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry) Vol. 78 Issue 7 Pg. 767-8 (Jul 2007) ISSN: 1468-330X [Electronic] England
PMID17575022 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Brain Diseases (etiology)
  • Hemosiderosis (etiology)
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin (surgery)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neural Tube Defects (complications, etiology)
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Spinal Diseases (etiology)
  • Spinal Neoplasms (surgery)
  • Time Factors

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