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Vishnyakova AY, Rostovtseva TM, Kovrazhkina EA, Golovin DA, Gubsky IL, Lelyuk SE, Lelyuk VG. Moyamoya disease as a possible cause of ischemic stroke in adult patients. BULLETIN OF RUSSIAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2021. [DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2021.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare progressive idiopathic arteriopathy that usually leads to ischemic stroke (IS) in young children, especially of East Asian origin. MMD can cause IS in the Caucasian race, too, but often remains unverified. The diagnosis of MMD relies on diagnostic radiology findings. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used in Japan to identify asymptomatic individuals with hereditary predisposition to MMD. There are no official statistics on MMD in Russia. A patient experiencing an acute cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is hospitalized to a stroke unit, where they undergo a multislice computed tomography (MSCT) scan of the brain. Below, we report the results of a complex radiological examination, which included MRI (T2, FLAIR, SWI, 3D-TOF), cerebral MSCT perfusion imaging, CT angiography of intracranial arteries, duplex ultrasonography of brachiocephalic arteries and was conducted in 4 adult Caucasian patients (3 men and 1 woman aged 38, 39, 51, and 57 years, respectively) with a past IS caused by MMD. We hope that the findings of different imaging techniques may be helpful in establishing the timely diagnosis of MMD and optimizing the treatment strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
- AYu Vishnyakova
- Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies, Moscow, Russia
| | - SE Lelyuk
- Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia
| | - VG Lelyuk
- Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies, Moscow, Russia
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