Prevalence of Fabry Disease and Outcomes in Young Canadian Patients With Cryptogenic Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—In this Canadian cohort of patients with cryptogenic IS or TIA, the prevalence of Fabry was 0.3% if p.R118C variant is considered as pathogenic. This suggests that more cost-effective methods should be applied for diagnosis of Fabry rather than systematic genetic screening in this population. Overall, cryptogenic IS in young adults is associated with favorable outcomes.

Source: Stroke - June 26, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Sylvain Lanthier, Gustavo Saposnik, Gerald Lebovic, Karen Pope, Daniel Selchen, David F. Moore, on behalf of the Canadian Fabry Stroke Screening Initiative Study Group Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Vascular Disease Original Contributions Source Type: research