Parry-Romberg syndrome with migraine and intracranial aneurysm.
Parry-Romberg syndrome or progressive facial hemiatrophy (PFH) is a rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by atrophy of the skin and subcutaneous tissue on one side of the face. The authors present the case of a 32-year-old woman with PFH who had migraine and an intracranial aneurysm. The findings support the hypothesis that the disease could be related to a neural crest migration disorder, from which both fronto-nasal mass and cranial vessels take origin.
Pichiecchio
Anna
A
Neuroradiology Department, Istituto Neurologico IRCCS Fondazione C. Mondino via Palestro, Pavia, Italy. anna.pichiecchio@mondino.it
Uggetti
Carla
C
Grazia Egitto
Maria
M
Zappoli
Federico
F
D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D018450:Disease Progression; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed