Moyamoya disease - a vasculopahty and an uncommon cause of recurrent cerebrovascular accidents
| Autor: | Mohammad Valikhani, Allison Sweney, Mohammad Pathan, Yasmin S. Hamirani, Hafsa Khan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry lcsh:R895-920 Disease medicine.disease Progressive cognitive decline Surgery Clinical trial Quality of life Neuroradiology medicine.artery Etiology Medicine Moyamoya phenomenon Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Moyamoya disease business moyamoya disease moyamoya phenomenon Circle of Willis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Radiology Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 4-10 (2008) |
| ISSN: | 1943-0922 |
| Popis: | Moyamoya disease is a very rare chronic cerebrovascular disease of unknown etiology characterized by recurrent ischemic or hemorrhagic strokes. Initially diagnosed in Japan and named after finding puff of smoke like collateral blood vessels around the occluded blood vessels of circle of Willis. With increase awareness this disease is now diagnosed more often. Medical and surgical treatment have been used to treat the disease, with surgical treatment been mostly experimental. Special attention should be given to the surgical treatment which has shown to have an edge over the medical treatment in some clinical trials especially in young patients with recurrent strokes to prevent progressive cognitive decline and to improve their quality of life. In our patient, who is a young man, the diagnosis was picked up late and when surgical evaluation was performed, it was considered to be fruitless with findings of nonviable brain tissue on MRI imaging. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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