Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes (RCVS)
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes (RCVS)
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes (RCVS)
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<strong>Cerebral</strong> Arteriopathies<br />
• Cause stroke and vascular headache<br />
• Overall, the most common cause of stroke<br />
– 20% to 50% in older adults (LAA and SVD)<br />
– 30% to 40% in young adults<br />
– > 50% in children<br />
[1] Baltimore-Washington Cooperative Young Stroke Study.<br />
[2] Helsinki Young Stroke Registry.<br />
[3] International Pediatric Stroke Study.<br />
[4] Wong LK. Global burden of intracranial atherosclerosis. Int J Stroke. 2006
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