Cerebroretinal Microangiopathy (Susac Syndrome)

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Identifier R3D8
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 There is an occlusion of the superior nasal retinal arteriole visible as a white ghost vessel at 11:00. Note: Collateral filling of the distal branches in two places. (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 There is an occlusion of the superior nasal retinal arteriole visible as a white ghost vessel at 11:00. Note: Collateral filling of the distal branches in two places. (NANOS 2001 by 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 R3D8
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/s60p3wjg
Setname ehsl_novel_wfh
ID 190020
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60p3wjg
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