Neurology Case Studies: Cerebrovascular Disease

Neurol Clin. 2016 Aug;34(3):467-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2016.04.001. Epub 2016 Jun 3.

Abstract

This article discusses interesting vascular neurology cases including the management of intracranial stenosis, migraine headache and stroke risk, retinal artery occlusions associated with impaired hearing, intracranial occlusive disease, a heritable cause of stroke and vascular cognitive impairment, and an interesting clinico-neuroradiologic disorder associated with eclampsia.

Keywords: Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy; Eclampsia; Intracranial occlusive disease; Intracranial stenosis; Migrainous stroke; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Susac syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / complications*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Migraine Disorders / complications*
  • Stroke / diagnostic imaging
  • Stroke / etiology*