Moyamoya-like disease in Down's syndrome.
We present a case of a 6-year-old girl with Down's syndrome who developed recurrent hemipareses. Cerebral angiography showed bilateral supraclinoid stenosis of internal carotid arteries and complexes of dilated collateral vessels, consistent with moyamoya disease.
Goldstein
E M
EM
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
Singer
H S
HS
D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012008:Recurrence