Carotid-Bulb Atypical Fibromuscular Dysplasia in Young Afro-Caribbean Patients With Stroke [Brief Reports]

Conclusions—
CaFMD could be a common condition in young Afro-Caribbeans with carotid-territory ischemic stroke. Recurrences were frequent under antiplatelet treatment, while surgical CaFMD removal seemed more effective.

Source: Stroke - November 24, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Joux, J., Chausson, N., Jeannin, S., Saint-Vil, M., Mejdoubi, M., Hennequin, J.-L., Deschamps, L., Smadja, D., Olindo, S. Tags: Carotid Stenosis, Pathology of Stroke, Epidemiology Brief Reports Source Type: research