Stroke due to fibromuscular hyperplasia of the internal carotid artery.
An 11-year-old girl developed an ischemic stroke syndrome a few minutes after she had been swimming in a swimming pool. The motor deficit of the extremities reversed within 24 hours. The patient was discharged on the 6th hospital week with a completely recuperated neurological function. The left internal carotid arteriogram showed typical "string of beads" appearance of segmental fibromuscular hyperplasia.
D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D011859:Radiography; D013550:Swimming