Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). This is a segmental arterial disease. It is non-atheromatous and non-inflammatory. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Pathology

  • This is a segmental arterial disease
  • It is non-atheromatous and non-inflammatory
  • It usually affects medium-sized arteries

Affected arteries

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Risk factors

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Neurological features

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Ophthalmic features

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Differential diagnosis

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Angiography

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References

  1. Plouin PF, Perdu J, La Batide-Alanore A, Boutouyrie P, Gimenez-Roqueplo AP, Jeunemaitre X. Fibromuscular dysplasia. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007; 2:28. 
  2. Touzé E, Oppenheim C, Trystram D, et al. Fibromuscular dysplasia of cervical and intracranial arteries. Int J Stroke 2010; 5:296-305. 
  3. Touzé E, Southerland AM, Boulanger M, et al. Fibromuscular dysplasia and its neurologic manifestations: a systematic review. JAMA Neurol 2018; doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.2848 (Epub ahead of print).
  4. Bhuriya R, Arora R, Khosla S. Fibromuscular dysplasia of the internal carotid circulation: an unusual presentation. Vasc Med 2008; 13:41-43. 
  5. Yeo MJ, Jeon HY, Cha MJ, et al. Isolated intracranial fibromuscular dysplasia of the posterior cerebral artery. J Clin Neurosci 2017; 43:119-121. 
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