Moyamoya syndrome in a child with HbEβ‐thalassemia

Moyamoya is a progressive cerebrovascular disease associated with stenosis or occlusion of the arteries of the Circle of Willis. It is uncommon in thalassemia. We present a 9‐year‐old girl with HbEβ‐thalassemia who presented with headache, vomiting, and episodes of transient hemiparesis with complet...

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Autores principales: Zahra, Akmal, Al‐Abboh, Hanan, Habeeb, Yousif, Adekile, Adekunle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8905131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35280101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5536
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Sumario:Moyamoya is a progressive cerebrovascular disease associated with stenosis or occlusion of the arteries of the Circle of Willis. It is uncommon in thalassemia. We present a 9‐year‐old girl with HbEβ‐thalassemia who presented with headache, vomiting, and episodes of transient hemiparesis with complete occlusion internal carotid arteries.

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