Moyamoya disease in Down syndrome.
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چکیده
Children with right-to-left shunts or valvular malformations from congenital heart disease are at risk for embolic stroke. Primary cerebrovascular disease is rare in children. We describe a child with Down syndrome and complex congenital heart disease presenting with multiple nonembolic infarctions over a 7-year period , during which subtle internal carotid artery stenosis progressed to an advanced moyamoya angiegraphic pattern.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 10 5 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989