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Sneddon syndrome presenting with hemicranic attacks: a case report
A Martinelli1, P Martinelli, M Ippoliti
1Institute of Neurology, University of Bologna, Italy.
The case of a young woman suffering from a rare cerebrovascular disease associated with livedo reticularis (Sneddon syndrome) is reported. Hemicranic attacks were the first symptom detected. The patient had a progressive clinical course of neurologic symptoms. Cerebral CT scan, NMR and cerebral arteriography revealed a progressive cerebral multifarctual feature involving middle-size arteries.
The case of a young woman suffering from a rare cerebrovascular disease associated with livedo reticularis (Sneddon syndrome) is reported. Hemicranic attacks were the first symptom detected. The patient had a progressive clinical course of neurologic symptoms. Cerebral CT scan, NMR and cerebral arteriography revealed a progressive cerebral multifarctual feature involving middle-size arteries.