Articles

 As of August, 2009, a total of 123 articles have been published on what is now recognized to be Susac's Syndrome.  Most of these articles have consisted of case reports in which only one patient (76 articles) or two patients (13 articles) are reported.  Only 7 of the articles discuss a group of more than 4 patients.

These 123 articles have been authored by physicians from a total of 23 countries: United States, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, Finland, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovakia, Turkey, Tunisia, Kuwait, China, Japan, Singapore, and Brazil.  In addition, there have been reports of Susac's Syndrome occurring in patients from African and Indian (east India) descent. The 123 articles have documented the occurrence of Susac's Syndrome in a total of 208 patients from around the world.

• Most of the reported patients have been women, but children and men with Susac's Syndrome have also been identified
• Most patients have been between the ages of 20-40, but many patients in their 40s and 50s have been reported. The oldest reported patient was 59 at the time of disease onset.
• Susac's Syndrome has been reported in 6 children under age 17, including an 8 year old and a 9 year old. In addition, Susac's Syndrome has been reported in 6 young adults (age 17, 18, 19).

A couple of notations:

• In this section a complete listing of the 123 articles may be found. 
• The articles are listed in chronological disorder, starting with the oldest. 
• We will be updating the list on a monthly basis. 
• If the title of the article displays in color, this indicates it is a live link which, when clicked, will take you to Pub Med where you can view the abstract or full article, if available.
• Unfortunately, when one uses PubMed to access articles on Susac's Syndrome two different lists may be generated, depending on whether one searches for "Susac's Syndrome" or "Susac Syndrome."  We have encouraged Pubmed to merge these two lists, so that only one comprehensive list appears, regardless of whether the search word is "Susac's "or Susac," but so far this problem has not been rectified.
• More than half of the articles have been published since January, 2004---most likely a reflection of ever-increasing awareness of  Susac's Syndrome. The number of articles published appear below:

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