Symptoms
- Symptoms
Anisocoria (Unequal Pupils)
Overview Anisocoria, a condition characterized by unequal pupil sizes, can develop in patients diagnosed with superficial siderosis. The condition is…
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Anosmia (Loss of Smell)
Overview Acquired anosmia describes the condition where an individual loses their ability to smell, a loss stemming from damage to…
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Ataxia
Overview Ataxia is considered a symptom of your superficial siderosis medical condition and differs from Hereditary Ataxia or Sporadic Ataxia,…
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Behavior and Mood problems
Overview Superficial siderosis progression may have profound behavior, mood, and emotional consequences. Lack of knowledge about the disorder adds to…
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Cerebellar Dysarthria (Speech)
Overview Cerebellar dysarthria is a distinct speech disorder that involves muscle weakness explicitly. Dysarthria can adversely affect the intelligibility of…
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Cognitive Impairment
Overview Cognition is the range of high-level brain functions that include learning and remembering new information, organizing, planning and problem-solving,…
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Craniospinal Hypotension
Overview Craniospinal Hypotension, also known as Intracranial Hypotension, is identified as the underlying cause of postural headaches in patients with…
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Dementia
Overview Dementia is the progressive decline of cognitive function due to organic damage to the cerebellum and the supratentorial region…
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Depression
Overview Depression is a common and serious mental health disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack…
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Diplopia (Double Vision)
Overview Diplopia, commonly known as double vision, happens when the nerves that control your eye movement muscles become damaged. Normally,…
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Dysdiadochokinesia (DDK)
Overview Dysdiadochokinesia (DDK) is the medical term used to describe the difficulty a person experiences trying to complete rapid alternating…
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Dysphagia (Swallow)
Overview Dysphagia, or problems swallowing, can occur in people with superficial siderosis. While more likely to occur during the mid-late…
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Executive Thought Problems
Overview Executive thought is the set of cognitive skills that controls a persons’ ability to focus, plan, prioritize, and exercise…
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Fatigue
Overview The brain plays a crucial role in regulating sleep and wakefulness. Several areas of the brain are involved in…
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Gait and Balance
Overview Proprioception is your body’s ability to sense where your body parts are with your eyes closed or in darkness.…
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Headache
Overview It is challenging to pinpoint the exact cause of superficial siderosis associated headaches. Multiple factors play into the reason,…
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