title: Moyamoya disease with hypertension in a young adult.
abstract: A 13 year old boy presented with recurrent TIAs and was found to have high blood pressure. On investigations he was detected to be Moyamoya disease. Hypertension is known to be associated with Moyamoya disease; the cause being renal artery stenosis. Our patient had normal renal arteries on imaging. We report this case for its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, TN Medical College and BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai 400 008.
authors.forename: Charulata S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Limaye
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khude
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pednekar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents