Research being done in the field of superficial siderosis and chelation therapies.
Overview 2022 has been a busy year on the awareness raising front, which is a brilliant feat for such a rare disease. With more awareness, there will likely be more patients diagnosed with superficial siderosis. My neurologist told me that… Read More... "What a Year! 2022 Summary"
From Tweetup to Meetup It had been over three years since I’d first met my friend Deb, who also has superficial siderosis. We met on Twitter in 2018 when we were both tweeting about superficial siderosis. Deb, her mum, and… Read More... "A Rare Reunion"
Waking up for the Big Day I woke up to a bad headache, probably a bit of nerves and excitement about going to the best hearing institution in the United Kingdom. After all, I’m a musician and what’s the fun… Read More... "Research Day"
Can The Progression Of Superficial Siderosis Be Slowed? The holy grail of any rare disorder is discovering the cure. With Superficial Siderosis, so far, chelation therapy has offered the only solution for removing the iron. Where does this leave a… Read More... "Is Neuroprotection The Answer?"
Our superficial siderosis Facebook family is a tightknit group. We share our problems and successes; we listen and learn from each other. It doesn’t matter that we’ve never met because, along the way, it began to feel like we know each other. Still, no matter how our group has grown these past years, there will always be one more diagnosis, and one more family learning someone they love has superficial siderosis. Read More... "One More Family"
Twenty-five years have passed since rare disease advocacy organizations first recognized the need for creating patient-powered registries to attract meaningful engagement with researchers. A patient-powered registry (PPR) or patient-powered research network (PPRN) empowers individuals to contribute to translational science in meaningful ways. Read More... "The Superficial Siderosis Patient Registry"
What if research could identify a way to give your body a fighting chance? Kick-start the path to healing? Ataxia, sensorineural hearing loss, and myelopathy; These are the real enemies you confront because of superficial siderosis. Yes, free iron wreaks… Read More... "The Pathway To Healing"
Superficial Siderosis Webinar Transcript Presented by Dr. Michael Levy To view the recorded webinar you may watch here Download a copy of the transcript and slides here Click on the individual slide to view larger Hi, my name… Read More... "Superficial Siderosis Webinar Transcript"
Superficial Siderosis Webinar In this webinar, Dr. Michael Levy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurology explains just precisely what Superficial Siderosis is. Listen to an explanation of the known causes, how your doctor will make the diagnoses and what… Read More... "Superficial Siderosis Webinar"
