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PROGRESSIVE INTRACRANIAL OCCLUSIVE ARTEROPATHY (MOYAMOYA)
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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)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
9265
Unique Identifier:
D009072
Occurrence in VHL
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