Ardinger R H, Goertz K K, Mattioli L F
Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City 66160-7330.
Am J Med Genet. 1994 Jul 1;51(3):200-2. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320510305.
We report on a patient with Williams syndrome who suffered a cerebrovascular accident. Clinical evaluation demonstrated the presence of carotid and cerebral arterial stenoses. We believe these lesions led to acute cerebrovascular ischemia and a non-hemorrhagic cerebral infarction. It is possible the stenoses were exacerbated by a vasculitis. The stenoses were identified by both invasive and noninvasive imaging studies. These studies may have a role in the evaluation of persons with Williams syndrome.
