A Child with Moyamoya Disease: A Case Report

Cerebral stroke is a rare disease in children. Moyamoya (MM) is one of the infrequent cerebrovascular diseases with unknown etiology. We report an 8 year-old-boy with chief complain of sudden onset bilateral parietal lobe headache. He mentioned that his headache was first started about three weeks a...

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Main Authors: Farzad Ashrafi, Behdad Behnam, Hamid Reza Rokhsat Yazdi, Mehran Arab Ahmadi, Payam Sarraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2015-04-01
Series:International Clinical Neuroscience Journal
Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/Neuroscience/article/download/8924/pdf_22
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Summary:Cerebral stroke is a rare disease in children. Moyamoya (MM) is one of the infrequent cerebrovascular diseases with unknown etiology. We report an 8 year-old-boy with chief complain of sudden onset bilateral parietal lobe headache. He mentioned that his headache was first started about three weeks ago and was associated with visual disturbance. His mother declared that the boy developed gait problems few days later and only could walk with assistance. He was diagnosed with MM disease. After, medical treatment his symptoms were mildly improved and because of his family disagreement cerebral revascularization surgery was not performed.
ISSN:2383-1871
2383-2096