Abstract
Four adult female patients with moyamoya vessels are described. Hypertension and hyperlipidaemia were discovered in three patients. Vessels similar to moyamoya vessels were seen in the orbital and cortical collateral vessels as well as in the basal ganglia region. Attention should now be paid to the aetiological rather than the descriptive aspects of the disorder. An empirical trial of corticosteroids is worth while. Risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, and smoking should be eliminated.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Fisk factors in stroke due to cerebral infarction. A statement for physicians. Stroke. 1971 Sep-Oct;2(5):423–428. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- O'Sullivan D. J. Cerebrovascular "Moyamoya" disease. Proc Aust Assoc Neurol. 1973;9:73–79. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Poór G., Gács G. The so-called 'Moyamoya disease'. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1974 Apr;37(4):370–377. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.37.4.370. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Suzuki J., Takaku A. Cerebrovascular "moyamoya" disease. Disease showing abnormal net-like vessels in base of brain. Arch Neurol. 1969 Mar;20(3):288–299. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1969.00480090076012. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Taveras J. M. Multiple progressive intracranial arterial occlusions: a syndrome of children and young adults. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med. 1969 Jun;106(2):235–268. doi: 10.2214/ajr.106.2.viii. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]