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Cerebral arteriopathy associated with Arg179His ACTA2 mutation.
Journal of neurointerventional surgery - 1 Nov 2014
Amans Matthew R, Stout Charles, Fox Christine, Narvid Jared, Hetts Steven W, Cooke Daniel L, Higashida Randall T, Dowd Christopher F, McSwain Hugh, Halbach Van V
Abstract excerpt
ACTA2 mutations have recently been shown to cause a multisystem smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome that may result in pediatric stroke. We report a case of ACTA2 mutation in a 3-year-old girl presenting with acute ischemic stroke and provide high resolution imaging of the cerebral arteries demonstrating novel findings of multiple tiny aneurysms (particularly in the posterior circulation), as well as the more...
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