Affections vasculaires cérébrales et… les anomalies cutanées qui font le diagnostic

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…).