Retinal Infarcts in a Patient with an Acute Confusional Syndrome

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 503-506

  Bitrian, Elena ^a   Sanchez Dalmau, Bernardo ^a   Gilbert, Molly E ^b   Adan, Alfredo ^a   Susac, John O ^c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Neurology and Neurosurgery Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebral infarct; retinal infarct; Susac syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPLICATED MIGRAINE; DELIRIUM; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; SUSAC SYNDROME; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; COCHLEA; DELIRIUM; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 67149084836     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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