Abstract
Susac's syndrome is characterized by the clinical triad of encephalopathy, branch
retinal artery occlusions and sensorineural hearing loss. We here report a case of
46 year old woman with a sudden diminution in visual acuity at the left eye, headache
and decreased hearing at the right ear with mild confusion considered as Susac's syndrome
with complete triad. Although it's a relatively rare entity, it should be kept in
mind in differential diagnosis of the neurological disorders, especially in women
in 20- to 40-year of age presenting with acute hearing loss.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 12, 2012
Accepted:
October 22,
2012
Received in revised form:
September 18,
2012
Received:
January 25,
2012
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