Article Text
Learning from errors
CASE REPORT
Superficial siderosis misdiagnosed as idiopathic bilateral neurosensorial deafness
Summary
Superficial siderosis (SS) is a rare condition resulting from different sources of bleeding into the subpial space. The most common symptoms are: hypoacusia, ataxia, incontinence, dementia and parkinsonism. Since several neurodegenerative disorders may present with same clinical features, SS is often misdiagnosed. Here we present a case of SS misdiagnosed as idiopathic bilateral neurosensorial deafness.
- trauma
- neurology
- neurological injury
- ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology