Cerebral infarction due to moyamoya disease in an 18 year old female.

Cerebral infarction due to moyamoya disease in an 18 year old female.

Moyamoya disease was diagnosed as the cause of cerebral infarction in an 18 year old white female. The clinical features, pathology and treatment of this occlusive cerebrovascular disorder are discussed.

Cerebral infarction due to moyamoya disease in young adults.

Moyamoya disease was diagnosed as the cause of cerebral infarction in eight young adults (seven women, one man), aged 17-40 (mean 33) years. All had angiographic abnormalities characteristic of moyamoya disease. Single-photon emission tomography showed bilateral carotid circulation hypoperfusion and posterior circulation hyperemia in all seven patients with regional cerebral blood flow studies....

Moyamoya Disease in an 18-Month-Old Female Caucasian Complicated by Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome Following Indirect Revascularization

BACKGROUND Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome is a rare complication of indirect revascularization due to moyamoya disease, but has not been reported previously in the pediatric population. We present a case of an 18-month-old girl with moyamoya disease that was treated with bilateral pial synangiosis and had complications consistent with cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome. This case report discuss...

An 18-year-old female with weight loss and hypokalemia.

Moyamoya disease. An important differential diagnosis to cerebral vasculitis

Methods A three-year-old girl, with a former history of Kawasaki disease, presented with a stroke. Both parents were of Korean heritage. Stenosis of the middle cerebral artery on both sides was seen on MR angiogram. No abnormal blood tests were found. Treatment of suspected cerebral vasculitis was initiated with steroids orally (2mg/kg/d). She developed recurrent transient ischemic attacks in b...