Strokelike episodes and cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita

J Child Neurol. 2015 Jan;30(1):129-32. doi: 10.1177/0883073813516675. Epub 2014 Feb 13.

Abstract

We report the case of a boy with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, strokelike episodes, and a pinpoint stenosis of the left internal carotid artery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a stenosis of an intracranial artery in a patient with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita.

Keywords: carotid stenosis; cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita; migraine disorders; transient ischemic attack.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Carotid Stenosis / etiology*
  • Child
  • Electroencephalography
  • Humans
  • Livedo Reticularis
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Skin Diseases, Vascular / complications*
  • Stroke / etiology*
  • Telangiectasis / complications
  • Telangiectasis / congenital*

Supplementary concepts

  • Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita