Superficial siderosis of the meninges and its otolaryngologic connection: A series of five patients

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 90-95

  Kale, Savita U ^a,c   Donaldson, I ^a   West, R J ^a   Shehu, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Sensorineural deafness; Superficial siderosis

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN; TRIENTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINX DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLFACTORY NERVE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDEROSIS; SMELLING DISORDER; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGES; SIDEROSIS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0037255397     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200301000-00019     Document Type: Article

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