Early Onset Stroke Due To Fibromuscular Dysplasia in a Child

Authors: SELÇUK ÇOMOĞLU, YAVUZ GÜRER

Abstract: Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a rare, idiopathic and nonatheromatous disease. Definitive diagnosis is made only by angiography, which is characterized by a "string of beads" appearance. In this article, we present the rare entity of early-onset thromboembolic stroke due to FMD in a case who was found to have a carotid artery lesion in angiography. Antiaggregant therapy was given (300 mg/oral/day) and partial improvement was observed on follow-up.

Keywords: Fibromuscular dysplasia, carotid artery, child, stroke, angiography

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