Neuropediatrics · 1990 · 23 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeurologyNeurosurgeryNeuroradiologyPediatric NeurologyPediatric NeurosurgeryCerebrovascular DiseaseHeadache DisordersPediatric Cerebrovascular DisordersPediatric StrokePediatric Vascular NeurosurgeryStrokeCerebral ArteriopathyPediatric Cerebral AneurysmsPediatric Intracranial AneurysmsVertebral Artery AneurysmVertebral Artery DissectionVertebral Artery Imaging
A 9-year-old boy with paroxysmal headache suffered persistent, focal neurologic deficit in the vertebral-basilar artery territory. Angiography showed dissecting aneurysm and "a string of beads" lesion in the third segment of the left vertebral artery compatible with fibromuscular dysplasia.