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20 - MARFAN’S SYNDROME

from PART II: - HEREDITARY AND GENETIC CONDITIONS AND MALFORMATIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2010

Louis R. Caplan
Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Julien Bogousslavsky
Affiliation:
Valmont Clinique, Glion, Switzerland
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Marfan's syndrome is a connective tissue disorder responsible for an extensive and generalized malformation of organs and systems. An estimate of the risk of developing a cerebrovascular event in Marfan's syndrome is entirely elusive, both in general and for a particular patient. Severity of the vascular malformations differs from patient to patient and, in the worst cases, the chance of a disastrous event is largely related to other than neurological causes. Valvular dysfunction and disturbances of cardiac rhythm can produce embolic strokes basically no different from any other embolic stroke. Intracerebral aneurysms and aneurysmal rupture have for a long time been considered frequent complications of Marfan's syndrome. However, there are currently no prophylactic or curative medical treatments for the crucial Marfan's anomalies. Additional progress in understanding genetics and biochemical defects and in the elucidation of the ultimate mechanisms related to malformations in Marfan's syndrome are expected in the near future.
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2008

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