title: Stroke in Fabry's disease.
abstract: This study was performed to characterize the frequency, clinical presentation and etiology of cerebrovascular complications in patients with Fabry's disease. Thirty-three patients (age range 6-64 years) with Fabry's disease were reviewed, eight (24%) of whom suffered cerebrovascular complications. All patients developed ischemic strokes involving small arterial vessels which occurred in equal frequency in carotid and vertebrobasilar distributions. In six of these eight patients, a stroke occurred prior to age 40 years. Stroke frequently complicates Fabry's disease and represents a significant source of morbidity in patients affected with this condition; it usually involves thrombosis of small arteries affected by the disease process.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Grewal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D000795:Fabry Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence