Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2702639 | Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Recurrent ischemic strokes often have uncommon causes in young adults. Vascular abnormalities may be considered as a possible etiology. We report a 36-year-old man who experienced recurrent cryptogenic ischemic strokes despite medical therapy. Conventional cerebral angiography was unrevealing. Subsequent brain biopsy revealed a distinctive histopathological pattern of abnormal perivascular collagen deposition without inflammation. Recurrent cryptogenic strokes may have novel etiologies, and brain biopsy should be considered when standard diagnostic tests fail.
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Authors
James S. MD, Jonathan M. MD, PhD, Miguel A. MD, William W. MD, Brett L. MD, Steven R. MD, Lauren H. MD, Scott E. MD, MSCE,