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N. J. Van Harskamp

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Cognitive and social impairments in patients with superficial siderosis

2005

Superficial siderosis of the CNS is a rare condition, caused by deposition of haemosiderin in the superficial layers of the CNS due to repeated chronic subarachnoid or intraventricular haemorrhage. Typically, the hindbrain structures, especially the cerebellum, are most affected. There is a surprising lack of studies investigating in detail the behavioural functioning of patients with such a condition. In this study, we document for the first time the cognitive, social and emotional processing of six patients with a confirmed clinical diagnosis of superficial siderosis. They were aged between 40 and 62 years, with a mean age of 50.2 years; four were male. We administered a comprehensive bat…

AdultMaleSiderosisEmotionsNeuropsychological TestsSocial cognitionmedicineHumansInterpersonal RelationsAdult Aged Aged 80 and over Cognition Disorders/etiology Cognition Disorders/pathology Emotions Female Humans Interpersonal Relations Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Neuropsychological Tests Siderosis/pathology Siderosis/psychology Social PerceptionAgedAged 80 and overSettore M-PSI/02 - Psicobiologia E Psicologia FisiologicaCognitive disorderCognitionMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseExecutive functionsMagnetic Resonance ImagingSuperficial siderosisSocial PerceptionFrontal lobeCerebellar vermisFemaleNeurology (clinical)SiderosisCognition DisordersPsychologyNeuroscienceBrain
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