The first Susac's syndrome case in Turkey

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Erer S., Boz M., Taskapilioglu O., Hakyemez B., Kaderli B., Zarifoglu M.

JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.251, pp.134-137, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 251
• Publication Date: 2006
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.09.015
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.134-137
• Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Susac's syndrome is a vasospastic disease resulting from bilateral microangiopathy of the brain, cochlea and retina. It is characterized by encephalopathy, bilateral sensorineural fluctuating hearing loss and visual loss. It is very uncommon and usually affects women during young adulthood. Since all three symptoms of the triad may not be present, the clinical diagnosis is difficult. Therefore, neuroimaging, particularly magnetic resonance imaging, has an important role in establishing the diagnosis.