title: Susac syndrome: a case report and PET imaging findings.
abstract: We describe the case of a twenty-year-old woman with subacute encephalopathy, who subsequently developed hearing loss and ophtalmopathy. The clinical triad and typical findings on magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid analysis led to the diagnosis of Susac syndrome. Brain positron emission tomography showed abnormalities which are comparable with other types of central nervous system vasculitis, and distinct from those found in multiple sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, UZ Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. cdielman@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dielman
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laureys
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meurs
authors.forename: Veronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bissay
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ebinger
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D055955:Susac Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult