title: [Dolichoectasia of the intracranial arteries and stroke].
abstract: Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia is a condition related to stroke. The prevalence in patients suffering from their first cerebral infarction is estimated to be 3%. Patients with dolichoectasia are more likely to have lacunar infarctions than those without. They have a higher survival rate and better functional prognosis after first cerebral infarction, but a higher rate of stroke recurrence. The aetiology and pathogenesis of the condition is unknown. Only 0.5% of patients suffering a first cerebral infarction have dolichoectasia of both the carotid and vertebrobasilar system. We describe a case of atypical dolichoectasia affecting both circulatory systems as well as the middle and anterior cerebral arteries, with intracerebral haemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Nevrologisk avdeling, Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kråkenes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thomassen
authors.forename: O B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Tysnes
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed