Moyamoya syndrome presenting in an adult with Down syndrome: A case report with a literature review |
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| Authors: | Mohamed Hamid Soukaina Cherradi Ahmed Bourazza |
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| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Neurology, Mohammed V Military Instruction Hospital, Rabat, Morocco;bDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco;cDepartment of Neurology, Mohammed V Military Instruction Hospital, Rabat, Morocco |
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| Abstract: | Moyamoya disease is an unusual occlusive cerebrovascular condition commonly seen in children, marked by stenosis of the internal carotid artery and circle of Willis, causing, cerebral ischemia. Moyamoya syndrome is a Moyamoya-like arteriopathy with risk factors including autoimmune disorders, thyroid disease, sickle cell disease, or Down syndrome. Trisomy 21 is a genetic disorder consistent with specific physical and behavioral characteristics, with intellectual impairment. We describe a rare case of Moyamoya syndrome manifesting as ischemic stroke in an adult with Down syndrome |
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| Keywords: | Moyamoya syndrome Down syndrome Stroke Children Angiography |
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