Role of magnetic resonance perfusion studies in moyamoya disease.
Moyamoya disease, Japanese for 'puff of smoke', is a rare disease that presents most commonly with recurrent TIAs (transient ischemic attacks) / stroke in childhood. Ischemic symptoms in patients with moyamoya disease are usually due to hemodynamically-mediated perfusion failure. Identification of abnormal tissue perfusion is an important aspect of the evaluation of these patients. We present the radiological features including the Magnetic Resonance (MR) Perfusion findings illustrating the hemodynamic changes of cerebral ischemia in a case of moyamoya disease.
Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India. paritoshkhanna@hotmail.com
Paritosh C
PC
Khanna
Chinar
C
Lath
Swapna B
SB
Gadewar
Deepak P
DP
Patkar
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology