Carotid artery dissection in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strokes in the paediatric age group have their own epidemiology and aetiology and are frequently misdiagnosed. As in the adult population, they present some risk factors that must be identified. Cerebral arteriopathies as a cause of paediatric ischaemic stroke present a very diverse aetiology and morphology. In this article we report a paediatric stroke in a patient who was diagnosed during his first months of life of Hutchinson-Gilford´s Progeria (HGP). This is a rare genetic condition caused by mutations in the LMNA gene, producing an aberrant lamin A protein. The disease leads to premature aging, and cardiovascular complications are the first cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients.

Case presentation

We report the case of a 5-year-old patient with HG

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Maestro V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8922814 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature