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The relationship between cerebral infarction and angiographic characteristics in childhood moyamoya disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10094366     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In childhood-onset moyamoya disease, the angiographic disease process of stenoocclusive lesions is progressive, and cerebral infarctions often develop as a result of ischemia. Our purpose was to determine how the severity of stenoocclusive lesions in the anterior and posterior circulations affects the distribution of cerebral infarction in patients with childhood-onset moyamoya disease. METHODS: In 69 patients with childhood-onset moyamoya disease, angiograms were reviewed for stenoocclusive lesions, and CT scans, MR images, or both were reviewed for the sites and extent of cerebral infarction. The relationship between the angiographic and CT/MR findings was examined. RESULTS: The prevalence and degree of stenoocclusive lesions of the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) significantly correlated with the extent of lesions around the terminal portion of the internal carotid artery (ICA). The prevalence of infarction significantly correlated with the degree of stenoocclusive changes of both the ICA and PCA. Infarctions tended to be distributed in the anterior borderzone in less-advanced cases, while in more advanced cases lesions were additionally found posteriorly in the territory of the middle cerebral artery, the posterior borderzone, and the PCA territory. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that progressive changes of the anterior and posterior circulations are associated with the distribution of cerebral infarction, culminating in a patchily disseminated or honeycomb pattern of infarction on CT and MR studies in late stages of the disease.
Authors:
S Mugikura; S Takahashi; S Higano; R Shirane; N Kurihara; S Furuta; M Ezura; A Takahashi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0195-6108     ISO Abbreviation:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol     Publication Date:  1999 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-05-07     Completed Date:  1999-05-07     Revised Date:  2008-02-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8003708     Medline TA:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  336-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology,  radiography
Cerebral Angiography*
Cerebral Arteries / pathology,  radiography
Cerebral Infarction / complications,  diagnosis,  radiography*
Child
Child, Preschool
Collateral Circulation
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Moyamoya Disease / complications,  diagnosis,  radiography*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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