EC Neurology

Case Report Volume 15 Issue 7 - 2023

Intriguing Vascular Enigma Unveiled: Chronic Headache in a Young Patient Revealing Incidental Fibromuscular Angiodysplasia

Merbouh Sahar1*, Retal Hamza1, Lahfidi Amal1, Amina Elkhamlichi1, Firdaous Touarsa2, Najwa El Kettani2, Mohammed Jiddane3 and Meryem Fikri2

1Neuroradiology Department, Hospital of Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco

2Professor, Neuroradiology Department, Hospital of Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco

3Professor and Chief of Department, Hospital of Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco
*Corresponding Author: Merbouh Sahar, Neuroradiology Department, Hospital of Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Received: July 24, 2023; Published: August 29, 2023



We are reporting the case of a young 23-year-old patient with chronic treatment-resistant cephalalgia. The CT scan revealed abnormal arteries related to a fortuitous discovery of fibromuscular dysplasia with no sign of complications. Fibromuscular dysplasia is characterized as a segmental, non-atheromatous disease of the arterial wall that leads to stenosis of medium-sized arteries. The renal artery is the most frequently affected, with a prevalence ranging from 60% to 100%. Involvement of the carotid or vertebral arteries is less common, occurring in approximately 10% to 35% of cases. This case is an illustration of an uncommon localization of this rare arterial pathology that emphasizing the significant role of radiology in its diagnosis and management highlighting the risks associated with conventional angiography.

 Keywords: Fibromuscular Dysplasia; Cerebral Arteries; CT-Angiography, Diagnostic Imaging, Case Report

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Merbouh Sahar., et al. “Intriguing Vascular Enigma Unveiled: Chronic Headache in a Young Patient Revealing Incidental Fibromuscular Angiodysplasia”. EC Neurology  15.7 (2023): 01-06.

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