Susac syndrome in a patient with hepatitis C.
A 38-year-old woman seropositive for hepatitis C developed headache, sensorineural hearing loss, encephalopathy, and retinal arteriolar occlusions. Brain MRI showed signal abnormalities in the basal ganglia and corpus callosum. These features are consistent with Susac syndrome, a multifocal central nervous system disorder of uncertain etiology. This is the first reported case of Susac syndrome in a patient with hepatitis C.
Chawla
Anand
A
Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Lower Lane, Fazakerly, Liverpool, United Kingdom. anand001@hotmail.com
Sathasivam
Sivakumar
S
Nayar
Rakhee
R
Doran
Mark
M
D000328:Adult; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome