Branch retinal artery occlusion in Susac's syndrome

Branch retinal artery occlusion in Susac's syndrome

Susac's syndrome is a rare disease attribuited to a microangiopathy involving the arterioles of the cochlea, retina and brain. Encefalopathy, hearing loss, and visual deficits are the hallmarks of the disease. Visual loss is due to multiple, recurrent branch arterial retinal occlusions. We repo...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de Aragão, Lorena Maria Araújo Gomes, Ieda Maria Alexandre Barreira, Francisco Holanda Oliveira Neto, Ariane Sá Vieira Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia 2015-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Vasculite
Transtornos cerebrovasculares
Oclusão da artéria retiniana
Perda auditiva
Síndrome de Susac
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802015000100040&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Susac's syndrome is a rare disease attribuited to a microangiopathy involving the arterioles of the cochlea, retina and brain. Encefalopathy, hearing loss, and visual deficits are the hallmarks of the disease. Visual loss is due to multiple, recurrent branch arterial retinal occlusions. We report a case of a 20-year-old women with Susac syndrome presented with peripheral vestibular syndrome, hearing loss, ataxia, vertigo, and vision loss due occlusion of the retinal branch artery.
ISSN:1982-8551

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