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Article
Moyamoya disease presenting with intracranial haemorrhàge
JPMA: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Publication Date
11-1-1998
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Abstract
Moyamoya disease is a spontaneous occlusion of the circle of Willis withabnonnalcompensatoryanastamoticvascular networks at the base of the brain. Early reportscharacterisedthe condition as a cause of cerebralischaemiawith progressive neurological deficits in infants and children or intracranialhaemorrhagein adolescents and adults of Japanese Community1,2. However, it is now well known to occur in the other parts of the world as well - though being contingent onangiographicfindings, the diagnosisdependon the level of the nation’s health care provision. Two cases ofmoyamoyadiseases admitted toneurosurgical unitwith intracranialhaemorrhageare being presented here.
Citation Information
Ali Akbar, Aftab Qureshi and Rashid Jooma. "Moyamoya disease presenting with intracranial haemorrhàge" JPMA: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 48 Iss. 11 (1998) p. 349 - 350 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rashid_jooma/53/
This work was published before the author (Rashid Jooma) joined Aga Khan University.