Open AccessSusac′s syndrome in a 27-year old female
Author(s) -
Mohsen Adelpoor,
Mohammad Sadegh Farahvash,
Masoud Aghsaei Fard,
Mojgan Nikdel,
Mohammad Yaser Kiarudi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.90137
Subject(s) - medicine , tinnitus , retinal artery occlusion , branch retinal artery occlusion , hearing loss , fluorescein angiography , multiple sclerosis , ophthalmology , occlusion , surgery , retinal , audiology , psychiatry
A 27-year-old woman was referred by the neurologist for ophthalmic examination. She had a history of headache, visual loss in her right eye, four-limb paresthesia, and behavioral changes over the previous 10 months. The patient complained of tinnitus and hearing loss for two weeks. The patient was initially diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, but auditory and retinal involvement (small branch retinal artery occlusion in fluorescein angiography) raised the possibility of Susac's syndrome.