Clinical and Angiographic Features of Patients with Moyamoya Disease and the p.R4810K Heterozygous Variant.
First author:Qian Zhang
Corresponding author:Jizong Zhao
2016-06-01
Journal:World Neurosurg
Publication type: Research Article
IF(IF): 2.104
PMID: 26806063 Link To Pubmed Full text Download
We retrospectively reviewed 87 patients with MMD and the p.R4810K variant treated at Beijing Tiantan Hospital. Clinical features, stroke subtype, and angiographic characteristics were analyzed
The clinical and angiographic features of a Chinese MMD population with the p.R4810K variant were similar to those of a Japanese MMD population; they might be a distinct cerebrovascular disease entity and represent a separate subgroup. A modified Suzuki-Mugikura grading system was valuable for predicting stroke and evaluating disease severity
We retrospectively reviewed 87 patients with MMD and the p.R4810K variant treated at Beijing Tiantan Hospital. Clinical features, stroke subtype, and angiographic characteristics were analyzed.