[Rapidly progressive intracranial large artery aterosclerosis, a rare stroke etiology]
S Sarria-Estrada1, A Antón-Jiménez1, E Martínez-Sáez1
1Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, 08035 Barcelona, España.
Introduction:
Intracranial atheromatosis is one of the most frequent causes of stroke. It is usually a slowly progressive process and normally associated with the sum of vascular risk factors.
Case Report:
In this case we present a rapidly progressive development of intracranial atheromatosis demonstrated by serial neuroimaging techniques and sample analysis in a 72-year-old female patient with high levels of interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein, with no signs of vasculitis.
Conclusion:
Rapidly progressive intracranial atheromatosis should be considered in adult patients over 50 years of age with recurrent stroke.
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