Moyamoya-like cerebrovascular disease in a child with a novel mutation in myosin heavy chain 11 [PDF]
Heterozygous mutations in the MYH11 gene affecting the C-terminal coiled-coil region of the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain, a contractile protein of smooth muscle cells (SMC), have been described to cause thoracic aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection ...
Brogan, P +8 more
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Recent cohort studies on hemorrhagic and asymptomatic moyamoya disease have revealed that choroidal anastomosis, a type of fragile periventricular collateral pathway (periventricular anastomosis) typical of the disease, is an independent predictor of ...
Takeshi FUNAKI +2 more
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The roles of endoglin gene in cerebrovascular diseases. [PDF]
Endoglin (ENG, also known as CD105) is a transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) associated receptor and is required for both vasculogenesis and angiogenesis.
Ma, Li, Su, Hua, Zhang, Rui, Zhu, Wan
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Research progress on the inflammatory pathogenesis of moyamoya disease
Moyamoya disease is a specific cerebrovascular disease characterized by progressive narrowing of the terminal part of the internal carotid artery and its major branches, and these changes lead to chronic cerebrovascular occlusion and the formation of an ...
Chaojue HUANG +4 more
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Silent Moyamoya disease - A rare case report
Moyamoya is a rare cerebrovascular disorder marked by chronic, gradual blockage of the circle of Willis arteries, leading to characteristic collateral vessels, specifically cerebral angiography.
Juna Musa, MD Mcs +10 more
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Early manifestation of Moyamoya syndrome in a 2-year-old child with Down syndrome
Moyamoya is a rare occlusive cerebrovascular disease characterized by progressive stenosis of the terminal portion of the internal carotid artery and the circle of Willis.
Abasin Tajmalzai, MD +2 more
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Fibroblast growth factors 1 and 2 in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with HIV disease, methamphetamine use, and neurocognitive functioning. [PDF]
BackgroundHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and methamphetamine use commonly affect neurocognitive (NC) functioning. We evaluated the relationships between NC functioning and two fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) in volunteers who differed in HIV ...
Bharti, Ajay R +10 more
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Updates in the management of moyamoya disease
Moyamoya is a rare, steno-occlusive cerebrovascular disorder that often presents as ischemic or hemorrhagic intracerebral events. This review provides an overview of various surgical revascularization techniques used in treating Moyamoya disease ...
Angie Zhang +5 more
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Arteriopathy diagnosis in childhood arterial ischemic stroke: results of the vascular effects of infection in pediatric stroke study. [PDF]
Background and purposeAlthough arteriopathies are the most common cause of childhood arterial ischemic stroke, and the strongest predictor of recurrent stroke, they are difficult to diagnose.
A. Abdalla +45 more
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A rare cranial disease: Prolactinoma-associated moyamoya syndrome
Moyamoya disease is a rare chronic progressive cerebrovascular disease. The etiology of moyamoya disease has not been established yet. If an underlying cause is detected, moyamoya disease is called moyamoya syndrome.
Ayberk Bayramgil +3 more
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