Misdiagnoses and delay of diagnoses in Moyamoya angiopathy —a large Caucasian case series

ConclusionsThis is the first systematic report which shows that patients with MMA are at high risk to be falsely diagnosed and treated. Depiction of typical vascular abnormalities in angiopathy is essential. Normal CSF cell counts, negative oligoclonal bands, and lack of infratentorial lesions as well as gadolinium-positive T1 lesions on MRI may be red flags differentiating this vasculopathy from vasculitis and MS.

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Source: Journal of Neurology - April 16, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research