Ischemic stroke caused by Marfan syndrome: A case report / 中国脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Marfan syndrome is a common connective tissue disease with cardiovascular,ocular and skeletal menifestations, but combination with cerebral infarction is rare. Marfan syndrome is also a rare cause of youth stroke with undetermined cause. Early cardiac color doppler ultrasound and comprehensive vascular assessment can improve clinical diagnosis and treatment effect, and early intervention can obtain the good prognosis and life quality of patients. A case of ischemic stroke caused by Marfan syndrome was reported in this article. Combined with relevant literature, the possible mechanisims of vascular events associated with Marfan syndrome was analyzed.