Article
Fibromuscular dysplasia of the internal carotid artery associated with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Neurosurgery - 1 Aug 1998
Schievink W I, Meyer F B, Parisi J E, Wijdicks E F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A deficiency of alpha1-antitrypsin has been implicated in the development of various disorders affecting medium-sized arteries, including intracranial aneurysms, cervicocephalic arterial dissections, and fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). We performed alpha1-antitrypsin phenotyping in thre...
Topics
- Adult
- Carotid Artery, Internal
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Angiography
- Female
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
