Microangiopathy of the brain, retina, and cochlea (Susac syndrome). A report of five cases and a review of the literature

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1038-1044

  O'Halloran, Henry S ^a   Pearson, P Andrew ^a   Lee, W Barry ^b   Susac, John O ^b   Berger, Joseph R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Neurology and Neurosurgery Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NIMODIPINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MICROANGIOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031862788     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)96005-5     Document Type: Article

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