Cerebroretinal Microangiopathy (Susac Syndrome)

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Identifier R3D3
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. Branch artery occlusion beginning to clear. Note the occluded arteriole lying on top of the infarcted zone. 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
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 R3D3
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 1960. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6ng7n50
Setname ehsl_novel_wfh
ID 190015
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ng7n50
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