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Original Source: Susac's syndrome, a rare, potentially severe or lethal neurological disease.
Susac's syndrome (SS) is a rare, immune-mediated endotheliopathy affecting the microvasculature of the brain, the inner ear and the retina. Clinical presentation is characterised by a triad: encephalopathy, hearing loss and branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO). Given the rarity of this disease, its natural history still remains partially unknown, but lethal cases appear to be extremely rare since there has never been, to our knowledge, a report of SS leading to death. We report 2 cases of SS illustrating...
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Reportable neurologic diseases in refugee camps in 19 countries.
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Combination of two Severe Neurologic Diseases - Therapeutic Dilemma with Fatal Outcome.
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