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

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Contributors

  • Vera C Zingler - , Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich (Author)
  • Stefan Grau - (Author)
  • Jörg-Christian Tonn - (Author)
  • Klaus Jahn - (Author)
  • Jennifer Linn - , Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Thomas Brandt - (Author)
  • Michael Strupp - (Author)

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.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)767-8
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Volume78
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2007
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMedCentral PMC2117682
Scopus 34347207595

Keywords

Keywords

  • Brain Diseases/etiology, Hemosiderosis/etiology, Humans, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/surgery, Male, Middle Aged, Neural Tube Defects/complications, Postoperative Complications, Spinal Diseases/etiology, Spinal Neoplasms/surgery, Time Factors