title: Sneddon syndrome presenting with hemicranic attacks: a case report.
abstract: The case of a young woman suffering from a rare cerebrovascular disease associated with livedo reticularis (Sneddon syndrome) is reported. Hemicranic attacks were the first symptom detected. The patient had a progressive clinical course of neurologic symptoms. Cerebral CT scan, NMR and cerebral arteriography revealed a progressive cerebral multifarctual feature involving middle-size arteries.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ippoliti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giuliani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coccagna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply; D005799:Genes, Dominant / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013577:Syndrome