Posttraumatic brachial plexus injury and superficial siderosis
Posttraumatic brachial plexus injury and superficial siderosis
43-year-old man with a history of brachial plexus injury 27 years prior presented with a 1-year history of imbalance. Brain MRI showed evidence of SS and cervical spine MRI showed right C8 and T1 pseudomeningoceles, which were successfully repaired. (A) Axial T2-weighted brain MRI showing hemosiderin deposition (arrows) along cerebellar folia and around the brainstem. Sagittal (B) and axial (C, D) T2-weighted cervical spine MRI showing right C8 and T1 pseudomeningoceles (dashed arrows) and hemosiderin deposition (arrows) around the cord.
MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; SS: superficial siderosis.