Vascular occlusion associated with incontinentia pigmenti

Pediatr Neurol. 1994 Feb;10(1):73-4. doi: 10.1016/0887-8994(94)90073-6.

Abstract

A 4 1/2-year-old girl with incontinentia pigmenti developed acute-onset hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance angiography revealed occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery. Many neurocutaneous syndromes have been linked to ischemic stroke syndromes. Incontinentia pigmenti has not been associated with stroke syndromes in the past; however, this report illustrates that the patient and her mother, who also has incontinentia pigmenti, may have had similar ischemic stroke events.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Cortex / blood supply
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Infarction / genetics*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Collateral Circulation / physiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incontinentia Pigmenti / diagnosis
  • Incontinentia Pigmenti / genetics*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed