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Moyamoya disease presenting with intracranial haemorrhàge
JPMA: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
  • Ali Akbar, Department of Neurosurgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
  • Aftab Qureshi, Department of Neurosurgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi
  • Rashid Jooma, Aga Khan University
Publication Date
11-1-1998
Document Type
Article
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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.

Comments

This work was published before the author (Rashid Jooma) joined Aga Khan University.

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/