Article
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency in intracranial aneurysms and cervical artery dissection.
Lancet (London, England) - 19 Feb 1994
Schievink W I, Prakash U B, Piepgras D G, Mokri B
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of ruptured intracranial aneurysms and cervical artery dissections is poorly understood but may be similar in these two disorders. We report four patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency who developed a ruptured intracranial aneurysm or spontaneous dissection of the cervical...
Topics
- Adult
- Aortic Dissection
- Aneurysm, Ruptured
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Carotid Artery, Internal
- Female
- Humans
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Rupture, Spontaneous