Parry-Romberg syndrome with migraine and intracranial aneurysm

Neurology. 2002 Aug 27;59(4):606-8; discussion 481. doi: 10.1212/wnl.59.4.606.

Abstract

Parry-Romberg syndrome or progressive facial hemiatrophy (PFH) is a rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by atrophy of the skin and subcutaneous tissue on one side of the face. The authors present the case of a 32-year-old woman with PFH who had migraine and an intracranial aneurysm. The findings support the hypothesis that the disease could be related to a neural crest migration disorder, from which both fronto-nasal mass and cranial vessels take origin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Disease Progression
  • Facial Hemiatrophy / complications
  • Facial Hemiatrophy / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Migraine Disorders / complications
  • Migraine Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed