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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of included patients with Susac Syndrome

From: Central intra-lesional iron deposits as a possible novel imaging marker at 7 Tesla MRI in Susac Syndrome - an exploratory study

Demographic characteristics

Clinical signs of Susac syndrome

Therapy***

 

Patient

Sex

[m = male;

f = female]

Age at disease onset

Age at diagnosis

Age at MRI**

Encephalopathy [yes = 1; no = 0]

BRAO* [yes = 1; no = 0]

Labyrinthine deafness [yes = 1; no = 0]

Disease activity at MRI** [active = 1; stable = 0]

Comorbidities

Past

Current

[0 = none]

#1

m

32

33

40

1

1

1

0

-

MP, PLEX, CYC,

RTX, AZA

0

#2

f

32

34

38

1

1

1

0

-

MP, IVIG

0

#3

m

24

26

42

1

1

1

0

vitiligo, pernicious anemia, lichen sclerosus, chronic bronchitis, pyelonephritis

MP

0

#4

f

29

30

37

1

1

1

0

-

MP, IVIG, RTX

IVIG

#5

f

18

18

22

1

1

1

0

-

MP, IVIG

0

#6

f

32

33

37

1

1

1

0

-

RTX

0

#7

f

34

35

46

1

1

1

0

Hashimoto’s

thyroiditis

MP, IVIG

0

  1. * Branch retinal arterial occlusions; ** Magnetic resonance imaging; ***, AZA = Azathioprine, CYC = Cyclophosphamide, IVIG = Intravenous immunoglobulins,
  2. Mp = Methylprednisolone, PLEX = Plasmapheresis, RTX = Rituximab