[Progressive occlusive disease of cerebral arteries associated with Down's syndrome. Report of a case].
The case of a 5 years old child with association of "moyamoya" and Down syndrome with permeability of internal carotid, of medial and anterior cerebral arteries is reported. The authors postulate the possibility of a microcirculatory disorder in view of the distal lesion including the action of any unknown substance which constrictive action could explain the bilaterality and distribution of the alterations.
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D001163:Arteriovenous Anastomosis / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Doença oclusiva progessiva das artérias cerebrais associada a síndrome de Down. Registro de um caso.