This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (19)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

George W. Paulson, MD; Carl P. Boesel, MD; William E. Evans, MD

Arch Neurol. 1978;35(5):287-290.

Abstract
• Fibromuscular dysplasia is an increasingly recognized cause of vascular disease in young or middle-aged persons and may be amenable to medical or surgical management. We report five patients, one of whom died, with emphasis on the beaded and irregular pattern of change in the carotid arteries. Neck pain, bruit, and transient ischemic attacks are the most usual clinical symptoms. The cause of fibromuscular dysplasia remains obscure, but in view of the increased incidence in young women, hormonal factors may be involved. Dilation or resection can be considered, as in two patients reported here, and anticoagulation may benefit other patients.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology (Dr Paulson), Riverside Methodist Hospital and Ohio State University Hospitals, the Department of Pathology (Dr Boesel), Children's Hospital, and the Department of Surgery (Dr Evans), Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Sept 7, 1977.

Reprint requests to 931 Chatham Lane, Columbus OH 43221 (Dr Paulson).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Intracranial and Extracranial Aspects of Carotid Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Reisner and Barrow
PERSPECT VASC SURG ENDOVASC THER 1992;5:31-57.
 

Cerebral Ischemic Events in Patients With Carotid Artery Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Corrin et al.
Arch Neurol 1981;38:616-618.
ABSTRACT