Progressive Symptoms
- Cognition
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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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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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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Hearing Loss
Overview In approximately 95% of superficial siderosis patients, progressive hearing loss and tinnitus are frequently one of the initial symptoms.…
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Hyperreflexia (Overactive Autonomic Reflex)
Overview Autonomic Hyperreflexia is a condition in which your involuntary nervous system overreacts to external or bodily stimuli and is…
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Motor Skills
Overview Motor skills are the motions and movements of a person. These movements are controlled by the brain, nervous system,…
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Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction
Overview Neurogenic bladder is a condition in which a person lacks bladder control due to a brain, spinal cord, or…
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Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction
Constipation: It is a condition characterized by difficulty in passing stools or infrequent bowel movements, which might occur due to…
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Pseudo Sciatica
Overview Pseudo-sciatica related to peripheral neuropathy is a condition that superficial siderosis patients may experience, which simulates the characteristics of…
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Sexual Functioning
Overview People with mid-late stage superficial siderosis often experience sexual problems. Because arousal begins in the central nervous system, if…
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Short Term Memory Loss
Overview Short-term memory refers to our capacity to briefly retain a small amount of fresh information. For instance, when a…
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Spasticity
Overview Spasticity is a condition in which individual muscles contract continually, or in some early cases, sporadically. These contractions cause…
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