摘要
Background:Susac syndrome is a rare disease of unknown pathogenesis.It consists of retinal arterial occlusion,hearing loss and encephalopathy(triad).Patients:The features of two cases of this syndrome are presented.Conclusion:A high percentage of patients do not have the clinical triad at the time of onset of symptoms and,therefore,this disease may be under-diagnosed.Any patient with unexplained encephalopathy should thus be examined by an ophthalmologist and have an audiogram performed.
Background: Susac syndrome is a rare disease of unknown pathogenesis. It consists of retinal arterial occlusion, hearing loss and encephalopathy (triad) . Patients: The features of two cases of this syndrome are presented. Conclusion: A high percentage of patients do not have the clinical triad at the time of onset of symptoms and, therefore, this disease may be under-diagnosed. Any patient with unexplained encephalopathy should thus be examined by an ophthalmologist and have an audiogram performed.
出处
《世界核心医学期刊文摘(眼科学分册)》
2006年第9期41-41,共1页
Digest of the World Core Medical Journals:Ophthalmology