title: A rare cause of ischemic stroke: fibromuscular dysplasia.
abstract: Childhood ischemic stroke is uncommon and may be associated with many causes and require extensive evaluation. Fibromuscular dysplasia is a rare cause of unknown etiology of childhood stroke which is mostly related with renovascular hypertension and in adults about 85% of cases renal artery has been involved, whereas the intracerebral circulation is the main area affected in children and the documented cause of stroke. We report a 4-year-old girl who presented with facial paralysis and diagnosed as intracranial fibromuscular dysplasia without renal artery involvement.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Cerrahpasa Medicine Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozdil
authors.forename: Safa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bariş
authors.forename: Isa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozyilmaz
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Doğru
authors.forename: Tiraje
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Celkan
authors.forename: Sait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albayram
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017668:Age of Onset; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin