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Terme préférentiel

Moyamoya Disease  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • A noninflammatory, progressive occlusion of the intracranial CAROTID ARTERIES and the formation of netlike collateral arteries arising from the CIRCLE OF WILLIS. Cerebral angiogram shows the puff-of-smoke (moyamoya) collaterals at the base of the brain. It is characterized by endothelial HYPERPLASIA and FIBROSIS with thickening of arterial walls. This disease primarily affects children but can also occur in adults.

Synonyme(s)

  • Cerebrovascular Moyamoya Disease
  • Moya-Moya Disease
  • Moyamoya Syndrome
  • Progressive Intracranial Occlusive Arteropathy (Moyamoya)

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FCTS3W7F-V

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 27/04/1977, dernière modification le 03/07/2012