| Identifier |
R3D1 |
| Title |
Cerebroretinal Microangiopathy (Susac Syndrome) |
| Creator |
William F. Hoyt, MD |
| Contributors |
John O. Susac, MD (1940-2012) |
| Affiliation |
(WFH) Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California; (JOS) Neurologist, Winter Haven, Florida |
| Subject |
Occlusive Vascular Disease; Cerebroretinal Microangiopathy; Susac Syndrome; Retinocochleocerebral Vasculopathy |
| Description |
Retinal signs of Susac's Syndrome in acute phase consist of areas of retinal artery infarction from branch retinal artery occlusions. These patients are usually women, many of whom are demented and have hearing loss. Refs: 1) Susac, Hardiman, Sellhorst. Neurology. 1979. 29:313-316 2) Susac ""Susac's Syndrome"", Neurology. 44:591-593, 1994 3) Petty. Medicine. 77:12-40. 1998 4) Papo. Medicine 77:3-11. Anatomy: Retina. Pathology: Microangiopathy involving brain, auditory nerve and retina. Disease/Diagnosis: Cerebroretinal microangiopathy (Susac Syndrome). Clinical: Deafness, dementia, retinal focal visual field loss. Some of these patients have only one of this triad of symptoms. |
| Date |
2002 |
| References |
1) Susac JO, Hardman JM, Selhorst JB. Microangiopathy of the brain and retina. Neurology. 1979 Mar;29(3):313-6. PMID: 571975 2) Susac JO. Susac's syndrome: the triad of microangiopathy of the brain and retina with hearing loss in young women. Neurology. 1994 Apr;44(4):591-3. PMID: 8164809 3) Petty GW, Engel AG, Younge BR, Duffy J, Yanagihara T, Lucchinetti CF, Bartleson JD, Parisi JE, Kasperbauer JL, Rodriguez M. Retinocochleocerebral vasculopathy. Medicine (Baltimore). 1998 Jan;77(1):12-40. Review. PMID: 9465861 4) Papo T, Biousse V, Lehoang P, Fardeau C, N'Guyen N, Huong DL, Aumaitre O, Bousser MG, Godeau P, Piette JC. Susac syndrome. Medicine (Baltimore). 1998 Jan;77(1):3-11. Review. PMID: 9465860 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Format Creation |
Scanned at 2700 ppi on Nikon LS2000 and Nikon 8000 film scanners |
| Type |
Image |
| Source |
35mm Kodachrome slide; 52a |
| Relation is Part of |
group R3D1 |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 1960. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6wx0f6z |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_wfh |
| ID |
190013 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wx0f6z |
