Sneddon syndrome presenting with hemicranic attacks: a case report

Acta Neurol Scand. 1991 Mar;83(3):201-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1991.tb04678.x.

Abstract

The case of a young woman suffering from a rare cerebrovascular disease associated with livedo reticularis (Sneddon syndrome) is reported. Hemicranic attacks were the first symptom detected. The patient had a progressive clinical course of neurologic symptoms. Cerebral CT scan, NMR and cerebral arteriography revealed a progressive cerebral multifarctual feature involving middle-size arteries.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnosis
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / genetics*
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Infarction / genetics
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnosis
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / genetics*
  • Chromosome Aberrations / diagnosis
  • Chromosome Aberrations / genetics*
  • Chromosome Disorders
  • Female
  • Frontal Lobe / blood supply
  • Genes, Dominant / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Migraine Disorders / diagnosis
  • Migraine Disorders / genetics*
  • Skin / blood supply*
  • Syndrome