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CEREBROVASCULAR MOYAMOYA DISEASE
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Descriptor
English
:
Moyamoya Disease
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Enfermedad de Moyamoya
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Doença de Moyamoya
Synonyms
English
:
Cerebrovascular Moyamoya Disease
Progressive Intracranial Occlusive Arteropathy (Moyamoya)
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.300.200.600
C10.228.140.300.510.200.737
C14.907.137.615
C14.907.253.123.620
C14.907.253.560.200.737
Definition
English
:
A noninflammatory, progressive occlusion of the intracranial
CAROTID ARTERIES
and the formation of netlike collateral
arteries
arising from the
CIRCLE OF WILLIS
. Cerebral angiogram shows the puff-of-smoke (moyamoya) collaterals at the base of the
brain
. It is characterized by endothelial
HYPERPLASIA
and
FIBROSIS
with thickening of arterial walls. This
disease
primarily affects children but can also occur in adults.
History Note
English
:
1991(1978)
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Record Number:
9265
Unique Identifier:
D009072
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