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Case Reports
. 2019 Jun 26:33:145.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.145.17954. eCollection 2019.

Susac syndrome: about two cases

Fatoumata Ba  1 , El Hadji Makhtar Ba  2 , Modou Mbacké Guèye  1 , Marième Soda Diop Sène  2 , Massar Diagne  2
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Susac syndrome: about two cases

Fatoumata Ba et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Susac syndrome is an autoimmune endothelopathy that affects precapillary arterioles of the brain, retina and inner ear. We report for the first time observations of two patients with Susac syndrome in Senegal.

Keywords: Senegal; Susac syndrome; cochleo-vestibular neuropathy; encephalopathy; neurophysiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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