[Strokes associated with cervical artery dissection, and systemic mastocytosis: an unfortuitous association? A report of two cases].
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.
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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
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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*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin