Moyamoya Disease

Moyamoya Disease: Introduction

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Moyamoya Disease: Brain blood vessel disorder. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Moyamoya Disease is available below.

Symptoms of Moyamoya Disease

• Stroke
• Recurrent transient ischemic attacks
• Hemiparesis
• Seizures
• Disturbed consciousness
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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Moyamoya Disease: Complications

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• Stroke
• Transient ischemic attack
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Diagnostic Tests for Moyamoya Disease

• Cerebral angiography
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Moyamoya Disease?

• Misdiagnosis of Moyamoya Disease
• Failure to diagnose Moyamoya Disease
• Undiagnosed: Moyamoya Disease

Moyamoya Disease: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
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Moyamoya Disease: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Moyamoya Disease

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A variety of symptoms can occur in post...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children. See misdiagnosis of migraine...read more »

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Moyamoya Disease: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
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Moyamoya Disease: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

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  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
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Causes of Moyamoya Disease

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Treatments for Moyamoya Disease

• Symptomatic and supportive
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Moyamoya Disease

Medical research articles related to Moyamoya Disease include:

• Alagille Syndrome (Follow-up)
• Benign Childhood Epilepsy (Overview)
• Dissection Syndromes (Overview)
• Chorea Gravidarum (Diagnosis)
• Vascular Dementia (Follow-up)
• Moyamoya Disease (Diagnosis)
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Moyamoya Disease

Prognosis for Moyamoya Disease: Poor. Progressive mental deterioration. Stroke and death.

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Statistics for Moyamoya Disease

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Moyamoya Disease: Broader Related Topics

• Blood vessel conditions
• Brain conditions
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Types of Moyamoya Disease

Types of Moyamoya Disease

• Familial moyamoya disease - a genetic form of the condition.
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Stories from Users Related to Moyamoya Disease

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Article Excerpts about Moyamoya Disease

Moyamoya disease is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder characterized by the narrowing or occlusion of major blood vessels leading into the brain, and the formation of abnormal blood vessels called moyamoya vessels. First described in Japan in the 1960’s, the disease has since been found in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Africa. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Moyamoya Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Moyamoya Disease:

A chronic cerebral vasculopathy primarily occurring in childhood and characterized by slowly progressive carotid artery narrowing and occlusion at the base of the brain. An extensive network of anastomoses forms between branches of the carotid arteries, resulting in a characteristic angiographic appearance. The condition may be idiopathic (classic moyamoya disease) or occur in association with ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; DOWN SYNDROME; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; RADIOTHERAPY induced arterial injury; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; and other diseases. Clinical manifestations include hemiparesis, headache, seizures, and delayed mental development. In older individuals, this disease may present as SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p831; Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1997 Oct;99 Suppl 2:S36-8) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Moyamoya Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Moyamoya Disease, or a subtype of Moyamoya Disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Moyamoya Disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet