| Identifier |
R3D5 |
| 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 |
This fundus picture from a patient with Susac Syndrome shows a focal shiny plaque in the inferior retinal arteriole. This plaque is not the result of embolism, but is the result of the microangioplastic process underlying the syndrome. (NANOS 2001 by Egan, RA). 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 |
This fundus picture from a patient with Susac Syndrome shows a focal shiny plaque in the inferior retinal arteriole. This plaque is not the result of embolism, but is the result of the microangioplastic process underlying the syndrome. (NANOS 2001, Egan, RA) |
| 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 R3D5 |
| 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/s6cz64rc |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_wfh |
| ID |
190017 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz64rc |
