Susac syndrome: diverse clinical findings and treatment
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Susac syndrome: clinical characteristics and treatment in 29 new cases.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There are few clinical studies on the attempted treatments and outcomes in patients with Susac syndrome (SS) (retinocochleocerebral vasculopathy). METHODS A retrospective review was performed of all patients presenting with SS at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA (1 January 1998-1 October 2011). RESULTS There were 29 cases of SS (24 women, mean age at...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20140048