title: [Strokes associated with cervical artery dissection, and systemic mastocytosis: an unfortuitous association? A report of two cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Neuropsychiatric symptoms in systemic mastocytosis are usually cognitive and affective changes.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe here two systemic mastocytosis patients without eosinophilia presenting strokes associated with cervical artery dissection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These observations are the first reported and they suggest that systemic mastocytosis could be add to the predisposing factors of spontaneous cervical artery dissections.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, CHU de Avicenne, université Paris-XIII, 125, rue de Stalingrad, 93009 Bobigny cedex, France. claire.larroche@avc.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Larroche
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chadenat
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Chaunu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abad
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casassus
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhôte
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D034721:Mastocytosis, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin