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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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Characteristics of Susac syndrome: a review of all reported cases.
In Susac syndrome, occlusions of microvessels-presumed to be mediated by an autoimmune response to an as yet unknown antigen-lead to a characteristic clinical triad of CNS dysfunction, branch retinal...
A 19-year-old woman presented with subacute encephalopathy and subsequently developed hearing loss and occlusions of branches of the central retinal artery. The triad of microangiopathy of the brain,...
Long-term clinical and radiological evolution in one case of Susac's syndrome.
Susac's syndrome is a rare idiopathic microangiopathy affecting the precapillary arterioles of the brain, retina and cochlea leading to the clinical triad of encephalopathy, retinopathy and hearing lo...
Abstract Conclusion: The cochlear implant was beneficial as an attempt to restore hearing and improve communication abilities in this patient with profound sensorineural hearing loss secondary to Susa...
Susac syndrome: outcome of unilateral cochlear implantation.
Objective:Susac syndrome comprises a triad of vestibulocochlear dysfunction, retinopathy and multifocal encephalopathy, which is characterised pathophysiologically by microangiopathy of the ear, retin...
