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A rare cause of seizures in children: "Moyamoya disease"
Author(s) -
Digish Shah,
Shoubhi Bhatnagar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of dr d y patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.182519
Subject(s) - moyamoya disease , medicine , rare disease , disease , pediatrics , pathology , radiology
Moyamoya means hazy in Japanese. It is a rare progressive idiopathic condition that affects major intracranial vessels. The disease is characterized by the distinct angiographic appearance of cerebral vessels resembling "puff of cigarette smoke." Although rare, a high index of suspicion in correct clinical setting can be helpful in apt diagnosis. The disease cloaked in common symptoms can lead to a devastating outcome, both in children and adults. Hence, comprehensive knowledge of this peculiar entity is a must

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