Moyamoya disease associated with antiphospholipid syndrome

• Main Authors: Mahmut Abuhandan, Mustafa Çalik, Hasan Çeçe, Bülent Güzel, Mahmut Katı, Akın İşcan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dicle University Medical School 2011-12-01
• Series: Dicle Medical Journal
• Subjects: Moyamoya; antiphospholipid syndrome; hemiparesis; convulsion
• Online Access: http://www.dicle.edu.tr/fakulte/tip/dergi/yayin/384/26.pdf

Moyamoya (MMD) is a disease that often involves the vascular structures of anterior cerebral circulation, particularly the proximal segments of anterior and middle cerebral arteries. The etiology of the disease is unknown. MMD often presents with cerebral ischemia and rarely with cerebral hemorrhage. The pathology is termed Moyamoya syndrome (MMS) when the pathological cerebral angiography findings are accompanied by meningitis, neurofibromatosis, neoplasm, Down syndrome or polycystic kidney disease. Autoimmune diseases including Graves’ disease, Behcet’s disease and antiphospholipid syndrome might also lead to the development of MMS. In this manuscript, we presented an interesting case of MMD associated with antiphospholipid syndrome, which is quite a rare cause of acute cerebral infarction in childhood