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The clinical features of adult unilateral moyamoya disease: does it have the same clinical characteristics as typical moyamoya disease?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18648196     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The cerebral hemodynamics in unilateral moyamoya disease have not been clarified. The present study was done to clarify the clinical characteristics of patients with unilateral moyamoya disease compared to those with typical moyamoya disease or occlusive lesions of the internal carotid artery, terminal portion or middle cerebral artery. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed patients who had unilateral or bilateral steno-occlusive lesions at the internal carotid artery terminal portion or proximal middle cerebral artery. We divided the patients into 3 groups: typical moyamoya (n = 25), unilateral moyamoya (n = 12) and nonmoyamoya (n = 44). Atherosclerotic risk factors and frequency of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke were compared among the 3 groups. We also examined the extent of cerebral collateral vessels by angiography and used single-photon emission computed tomography to measure the regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) at rest and after acetazolamide injection. RESULTS: The data on age, sex, hyperlipidemia and smoking habits in the unilateral moyamoya group fell in between those of the typical moyamoya and nonmoyamoya groups. Stroke was less frequent in the unilateral moyamoya group compared to the typical moyamoya or nonmoyamoya groups (p < 0.05). The rCBF at rest and after acetazolamide injection were significantly higher in the unilateral moyamoya group than in the typical moyamoya and nonmoyamoya groups (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with unilateral moyamoya disease appear to have the lowest frequency of stroke and a reduced rCBF, despite the fact that they have more atherosclerotic risk factors than patients with bilateral lesions.
Authors:
Toshiyasu Ogata; Masahiro Yasaka; Tooru Inoue; Kotaro Yasumori; Setsuro Ibayashi; Mitsuo Iida; Yasushi Okada
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-07-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland)     Volume:  26     ISSN:  1421-9786     ISO Abbreviation:  Cerebrovasc. Dis.     Publication Date:  2008  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-09-10     Completed Date:  2008-12-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9100851     Medline TA:  Cerebrovasc Dis     Country:  Switzerland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  244-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Affiliation:
Departments of Cerebrovascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan. togata@kyumed.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Carotid Artery, Internal* / pathology,  physiopathology
Carotid Stenosis* / complications,  pathology,  physiopathology
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebrovascular Circulation*
Collateral Circulation
Female
Humans
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery* / complications,  pathology,  physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Middle Cerebral Artery* / pathology,  physiopathology
Moyamoya Disease* / complications,  pathology,  physiopathology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Stroke / etiology*,  pathology,  physiopathology
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

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