[Cerebrovascular diseases and... skin abnormalities that disclose the diagnosis].
In many cases, the diagnostic work-up after a stroke can be greatly enhanced by a thorough examination of the skin, since vasculitis or vasculopathies, even if inherited, may affect cerebral vessels and the skin. Skin abnormalities differ depending on familial history, age of the patient, stroke subtype (cerebral infarct or hemorrhage), and etiology (cervical dissection, cardiac myxoma or small artery disease...).
Neau
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Service de neurologie, CHU La-Milétrie, 86021 Poitiers cedex 05, France. jph.neau@chu-poitiers.fr
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