Cytology abnormal of cerebrospinal fluid in superficial siderosis of the central nervous system

摘要

Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system (SSCNS) is usually caused by chronic subarachnoid hemorrhage which leads to the accumulation of hemosiderin in the subpial layers of the brain and the spinal cord. The exact clinical manifestations and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) the patient presented here is diagnosed SSCNS mainly due to the cytology of cerebrospinal fluid (CCSF) and the superficial siderosis of T2-weighted MRI. CCSF can be a good complementary to the diagnosis of SSCNS.