Susac's syndrome

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 222-224

  Lammouchi, Turkia M ^a   Bouker, Samira M ^a   Grira, Mounir T ^a   Benammou, Sofien A ^a  

^a SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; NIMODIPINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SUSAC SYNDROME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; BLINDNESS; PARESIS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLINDNESS; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; PARESIS; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; SYNDROME;

EID: 1442326784     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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