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Moyamoya disease with occlusion of bilateral vertebral arteries and the basilar artery fed by the collateral vessels of vertebral arteries: A rare case report.

First author:Deng, Xiaofeng

Corresponding author:Zhao, Jizong

Basilar artery Collateral vessel Moyamoya disease

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  • Person in charge:Deng, Xiaofeng
  • Data Sources: OTHERS
  • Number of papers:OTHERS20190590
  • Published time:2017-08-01

2017-08-01

Published articles

Journal:J Clin Neurosci

Publication type: Case Report

IF(IF): 1.961

PMID: 28385458 Link To Pubmed Full text Download

Background And Purpose

Method

The main change of moyamoya disease (MMD) is steno-occlusion at the terminal portion of the bilateral internal carotid arteries (ICAs). Occlusion of distal portions of the bilateral vertebral arteries (VAs) in MMD has never been reported. An 18-year old female was admitted with repeated headache for 13years. Cerebral digital subtraction angiography (DSA) demonstrated occlusion of bilateral ICAs at their terminal portions, moyamoya vessels at the skull base, occlusion of bilateral distal VAs and the basilar artery (BA) fed by the tortuous collateral vessels arising from the cervical segment of VAs. We report this unique case for its rarity and discuss its mechanism.

Conclusion

The main change of moyamoya disease (MMD) is steno-occlusion at the terminal portion of the bilateral internal carotid arteries (ICAs). Occlusion of distal portions of the bilateral vertebral arteries (VAs) in MMD has never been reported. An 18-year old female was admitted with repeated headache for 13years. Cerebral digital subtraction angiography (DSA) demonstrated occlusion of bilateral ICAs at their terminal portions, moyamoya vessels at the skull base, occlusion of bilateral distal VAs and the basilar artery (BA) fed by the tortuous collateral vessels arising from the cervical segment of VAs. We report this unique case for its rarity and discuss its mechanism.

Main results

The main change of moyamoya disease (MMD) is steno-occlusion at the terminal portion of the bilateral internal carotid arteries (ICAs). Occlusion of distal portions of the bilateral vertebral arteries (VAs) in MMD has never been reported. An 18-year old female was admitted with repeated headache for 13years. Cerebral digital subtraction angiography (DSA) demonstrated occlusion of bilateral ICAs at their terminal portions, moyamoya vessels at the skull base, occlusion of bilateral distal VAs and the basilar artery (BA) fed by the tortuous collateral vessels arising from the cervical segment of VAs. We report this unique case for its rarity and discuss its mechanism.