Syndrome Immunology
Study findings on syndrome immunology are outlined in reports from J.O. Susac and colleagues
Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 23rd, 2007
Research findings, "Susac's syndrome: 1975-2005 microangiopathy/autoimmune endotheliopathy," are discussed in a new report. "Susac's syndrome (SS) consists of the clinical triad of encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusions (BRAO) and hearing loss. It is due to a microangiopathy affecting the precapillary arterioles of the brain, retina, and inner ear (cochlea and semicircular canals)," scientists writing in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences report.
"Women are more commonly affected than men (3:1); the age of onset ranges from 9 to 58 years; but young women between the ages of 20 and 40 are most vulnerable. The encephalopathy is almost always...
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