Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 138-142, March 2010

CT and MR imaging of Susac syndrome in a young male presenting with acute disorientation

St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, 170 W 12th St., New York, NY 10011, USA

Received 25 April 2009; accepted 6 May 2009. published online 26 October 2009.

Abstract 

Susac syndrome is a rare neurologic disorder first described by Susac et al. in 1979. Clinically, Susac syndrome consists of a triad including encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusion, and sensorineural hearing loss. Microinfarction is believed to be the basic histologic feature and MR is considered the best imaging modality. This case documents the typical imaging findings of Susac syndrome, as well as the unique MR imaging finding of cranial nerve enhancement.

Keywords: MRI, Brain, Microangiopathy, Corpus callosum, Encephalopathy

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PII: S0899-7071(09)00234-4

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.09.003

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 138-142, March 2010

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