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ArticleCureus2025

Clarity Amidst the Smoke: Moyamoya Disease, a Diagnosis Not to Be Missed.

Sharifa Alnaqeeb, Diana Kheder, Noor A Abotaiban

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

Sharifa AlnaqeebInternal Medicine, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait City, KWT.
Diana KhederNeurology, Kasralainy Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, EGY.
Noor A AbotaibanInternal Medicine, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait City, KWT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder characterized by the bilateral stenosis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and its proximal vessels, leading to the formation of compensatory smoke-like collateral vessels. This report describes the case of a 33-year-old Philippine woman who presented with acute right-sided hemiparesis and had a history of recurrent transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) with similar symptoms. Neuroimaging revealed intracranial hemorrhage and characteristic bilateral occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA), middle cerebral artery (MCA), and anterior cerebral artery (ACA) with collateral vessel formation, indicative of moyamoya disease. The patient was referred for surgical revascularization.

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case reportcerebral angiographyischemic and hemorrhagic strokemoyamoya disease (mmd)surgical revascularizationtransient ischemic attack (tia)

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PMID40078267
PMCPMC11902914

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