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Superficial siderosis of the brain following unexplained subarachnoid hemorrhage: MRI diagnosis and clinical significance

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We report two patients with superficial siderosis of the central nervous system secondary to recurrent subarachnoid hemorrhage of unknown etiology.

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Bourgouin, P.M., Tampieri, D., Melancon, D. et al. Superficial siderosis of the brain following unexplained subarachnoid hemorrhage: MRI diagnosis and clinical significance. Neuroradiology 34, 407–410 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596502

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