Susac's syndrome: intratympanic therapy for hearing loss and a review of the literature

The Laryngoscope
Brianna K CrawleyJeffrey P Harris

Abstract

Two cases of Susac's Syndrome are presented with a discussion of treatment modalities for the associated severe sensorineural deafness. Patients were managed with high dose oral steroids, anticoagulants and immunosuppressive drugs. The addition of intratympanic methylprednisolone injections were added to one patient's regimen with initial improvement but subsequent relapse and progression to profound deafness. The management of Susac's syndrome is difficult and still in need of innovative methods as the standard treatment continues to be ineffective in the long term.

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Jul 9, 2011·Acta Oto-laryngologica·Aline Gomes BittencourtRicardo Ferreira Bento
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