title: Moyamoya in Hispanics: not Only in Japanese.
abstract: Moyamoya disease was first described in 1957 as hypoplasia of the bilateral internal carotid arteries, the characteristic appearance of the associated network of abnormally dilated collateral vessels on angiography was later likened to something hazy, like a puff of cigarette smoke, which, in Japanese, is moyamoya. This paper describes two cases of moyamoya presentations, including moyamoya disease and moyamoya syndrome. Moyamoya may rarely occur in North American Hispanic patients. The presentation can vary significantly and ranges bwtween fulminant outcome and prolonged survival. Awareness about moyamoya and its different presentations may be beneficial for the patients and can improve the outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sarmad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Said
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Chad J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Haider
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alkhateeb
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Galvis
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
authors.forename: German T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Hasan J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Salameh
keywords: Hispanic population; moyamoya disease; moyamoya syndrome; stroke