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Stroke secondary to FMD

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Alternative Names:

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) - stroke secondary to

Symptoms:

• Weakness or total inability to move a body part
• Numbness , tingling or other abnormal sensations
• Decreased or lost vision, partial or temporary
• Language difficulties ( aphasia )
• Inability to recognize or identify visual cues (agnosia)
• Loss of memory
• Vertigo (abnormal sensation of movement)
• Loss of coordination
• Swallowing difficulties
• Personality changes
• Mood and emotion changes
• Urinary incontinence (lack of control over bladder)
• Lack of control over the bowels
• Consciousness changes :
  • Sleepiness
  • Stupor, lethargy
  • Coma, loss of consciousness

Signs and tests:

The exact location and extent of the stroke, and changes in the arteries indicating FMD may be seen on:

• Head CT scan
• Ultrasound of the arteries involved
• Head MRI /MRA

An arteriography or angiography of the head may show blood vessel changes such as narrowing of the arteries.

An artery biopsy confirms the diagnosis of FMD (this is not performed on brain blood vessels).

References:

Mosca L, Banka CL, Benjamin EJ, et al. Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: 2007 Update. Circulation . 2007; Published online before print February 19, 2007.

• Review Date: 2/20/2007
• Reviewed By: Updated by A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy. Previously reviewed by Kenneth Gross, M.D., Private Practice, Neurology, North Miami, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. (September 2006)

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