title: An uncommon variant of fibromuscular dysplasia.
abstract: Fibromuscular dysplasia is a rare cause of stroke affecting mostly young females. It is characterized by the typical "string of beads" sign located mostly bilaterally in the midcervical portion of the carotid or vertebral arteries. We present the uncommon case of borderzone hemispheric infarction in a man with isolated unilateral fibromuscular dysplasia affecting continuously the distal extracranial and proximal intracranial portion of the left internal carotid artery leading to distal hypoperfusion and ischemia.
authors.affiliation: University of Athens School of Medicine, Department of Neurology--Eginition Hospital, Athens, Greece. spengos@hol.gr
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spengos
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vassilopoulou
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsivgoulis
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papadopoulou
authors.forename: Demetris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vassilopoulos
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors