Carotid artery fibromuscular dysplasia and its association with hypertension and intracranial aneurysms

ABSTRACT

The findings in three cases of fibromuscular dysplasia of the internal carotid artery are discussed in this paper. In one case several intracranial aneurysms were found and two of the three cases where hypertensive. The importance of these association is stressed and the differential diagnosis of arterial fibromuscular dysplasia is also briefly discussed (AU)