title: Susac's syndrome: a case of simultaneous development of all three components of the triad.
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.
authors.affiliation: Duzce University College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Duzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Yildiz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Degirmenci
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tunc
authors.forename: Hulusi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kececi
mesh_terms: D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D055955:Susac Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology