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An in depth look at moyamoya disease, an introduction, clinical features, differentials, work up, treatments, medication and follow up.
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eMedicine - Moyamoya Disease : Article by Roy Sucholeiki, MD
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Moyamoya Disease - Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a progressive occlusive disease of the cerebral vasculature with particular involvement of the circle of Willis and the arteries that feed it. Moyamoya (ie, Japanese for "puff of smoke") characterizes the appearance on angiography of abnormal vascular collateral networks that develop adjacent to the stenotic vessels. The steno-occlusive areas are usually bilateral, but unilateral involvement does not exclude the ...
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