title: [Cervical and intracranial fibromuscular dysplasia].
abstract: Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is an uncommon, segmental, nonatherosclerotic arterial disease of unknown etiology, involving intermediate-sized arteries in many areas of the body. It affects primarily women. FMD is often asymptomatic and discovered as an incidental finding. It can, however, be associated with ischemic stroke spontaneous dissection, intracranial aneurysm, and hemodynamic compromise of the distal circulation, and therefore can be a cause of cerebral ischemic symptoms or subarachnoid hemorrhage in some patients.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Descartes, hôpital Sainte-Anne, service de neurologie, 75014 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasquini
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trystram
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oppenheim
authors.forename: Pierre-François
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Plouin
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Touzé
mesh_terms: D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D014711:Vertebral Artery