title: [Sneddon syndrome: a rare cause of vascular dementia].
abstract: Few vascular dementias are diagnosed in memory clinic consultations. One type, a rare etiology, Sneddon syndrome, can lead patients to consult for an isolated memory complaint. We report the cases of two patients, aged 63 and 66 years, who presented frontocortical cognitive profile and behavior disorders. Seronegative Sneddon syndrome, complicated with dementia, was diagnosed in each case by noticing an association between, on MRI, an atrophy and several ischemic cerebrovascular accident aftermaths, and a livedo racemosa. Management of vascular risks factors improves the prognosis.
authors: Unité de neurovasculaire, CHU Nord, CHU de Saint-Étienne, 42055 Saint-Étienne cedex 02, France.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Lavernhe
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Richard
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Varvat
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Garnier
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Dirson
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Thomas-Antérion
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D018860:Sneddon Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology