Diseases

Susac Syndrome

A rare disorder consisting of microangiopathy of brain, retina, and inner ear ARTERIOLES. It is characterized by the clinical triad of encephalopathy, BRANCH RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION and VERTIGO/hearing loss.

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Abstract

A rare disorder consisting of microangiopathy of brain, retina, and inner ear ARTERIOLES. It is characterized by the clinical triad of encephalopathy, BRANCH RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION and VERTIGO/hearing loss.

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  • Retinocochleocerebral Vasculopathy
  • Susac's Syndrome
  • Retinocochleocerebral Vasculopathies
  • Susacs Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Susac
  • Syndrome, Susac's
  • Vasculopathies, Retinocochleocerebral
  • Vasculopathy, Retinocochleocerebral

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2010

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Susac Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055955. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055955
  2. Susac Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susac%27s_syndrome
  3. Susac Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q601216