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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Arterial Occlusive Diseases > Moyamoya Disease
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Carotid Artery Diseases > Moyamoya Disease
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Carotid Artery Diseases > Moyamoya Disease
... > Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Intracranial Arterial Diseases > Cerebral Arterial Diseases > Moyamoya Disease
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Intracranial Arterial Diseases > Cerebral Arterial Diseases > Moyamoya Disease

Preferred term

Moyamoya Disease  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cerebrovascular Moyamoya Disease
  • Disease, Moya-Moya
  • Moya Moya Disease
  • Moya-Moya Disease
  • Moyamoya Syndrome
  • Progressive Intracranial Occlusive Arteropathy (Moyamoya)

Scope note

  • A noninflammatory, progressive occlusion of the intracranial CAROTID ARTERIES and the formation of netlike collateral arteries arising from the CIRCLE OF WILLIS. Cerebral angiogram shows the puff-of-smoke (moyamoya) collaterals at the base of the brain. It is characterized by endothelial HYPERPLASIA and FIBROSIS with thickening of arterial walls. This disease primarily affects children but can also occur in adults.

History note

  • 1991(1978)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009072

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