Incomplete susac syndrome

Incomplete susac syndrome

Susac syndrome (SS) is a rare disease affecting the microvasculature of the inner ear, brain, and retina, which usually presents with the triad of hearing loss, encephalopathy, and branch retinal artery occlusions. This condition usually affects young women and treatment consists, in most cases, of...

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Main Authors: Sara Pereira, Bruna Vieira, Tiago Maio, Filipa Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
encephalopathy
hearing loss
retinal occlusions
susac syndrome
Online Access:http://www.thepajo.org/article.asp?issn=2666-4909;year=2020;volume=2;issue=1;spage=40;epage=40;aulast=Pereira
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spelling doaj-e0d86145cee047babf0d25a8d2f4cc002021-08-09T10:25:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology2666-49092666-49092020-01-0121404010.4103/PAJO.PAJO_59_20Incomplete susac syndromeSara PereiraBruna VieiraTiago MaioFilipa SampaioSusac syndrome (SS) is a rare disease affecting the microvasculature of the inner ear, brain, and retina, which usually presents with the triad of hearing loss, encephalopathy, and branch retinal artery occlusions. This condition usually affects young women and treatment consists, in most cases, of immunosuppression. In this article, we report the case of a 35-year-old female patient with an incomplete SS, with visual and hearing manifestations.http://www.thepajo.org/article.asp?issn=2666-4909;year=2020;volume=2;issue=1;spage=40;epage=40;aulast=Pereiraencephalopathyhearing lossretinal occlusionssusac syndrome
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author Sara Pereira
Bruna Vieira
Tiago Maio
Filipa Sampaio
spellingShingle Sara Pereira
Bruna Vieira
Tiago Maio
Filipa Sampaio
Incomplete susac syndrome
The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology
encephalopathy
hearing loss
retinal occlusions
susac syndrome
author_facet Sara Pereira
Bruna Vieira
Tiago Maio
Filipa Sampaio
author_sort Sara Pereira
title Incomplete susac syndrome
title_short Incomplete susac syndrome
title_full Incomplete susac syndrome
title_fullStr Incomplete susac syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Incomplete susac syndrome
title_sort incomplete susac syndrome
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology
issn 2666-4909
2666-4909
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Susac syndrome (SS) is a rare disease affecting the microvasculature of the inner ear, brain, and retina, which usually presents with the triad of hearing loss, encephalopathy, and branch retinal artery occlusions. This condition usually affects young women and treatment consists, in most cases, of immunosuppression. In this article, we report the case of a 35-year-old female patient with an incomplete SS, with visual and hearing manifestations.
topic encephalopathy
hearing loss
retinal occlusions
susac syndrome
url http://www.thepajo.org/article.asp?issn=2666-4909;year=2020;volume=2;issue=1;spage=40;epage=40;aulast=Pereira
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