Adult Moyamoya Disease in an Urban Center in the United States Is Associated With a High Burden of Watershed Ischemia [Stroke]

Conclusions We observed a high burden of ischemia, mostly watershed pattern on neuroimaging in our adult moyamoya disease patients. Long-term monitoring of adult moyamoya disease patients in the United States would be useful to better understand the natural history of this condition.

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Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - July 18, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zafar, S. F., Bershad, E. M., Gildersleeve, K. L., Newmark, M. E., Calvillo, E., Suarez, J. I., Venkatasubba Rao, C. P. Tags: Stroke Source Type: research