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Superficial siderosis: iron deposits covering superficial layers of the cortex

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Superficial cortical tissue from the right frontal lobe (Perls Prussian blue stain). Covering the superficial layers of the cortex, ribbon-like iron deposits are appreciable (arrowheads). (Source: Friedauer L, Foerch C, Steinbach J, et al. The acute superficial siderosis syndrome: clinical entity, imaging findings, and histopathology. Cerebellum 2023;22[2]:296-304. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International [CC BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)