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Case Report

Moyamoya in Hispanics: Not Only in Japanese

by
Sarmad Said
,
Chad J. Cooper
,
Haider Alkhateeb
,
Juan M. Galvis
,
German T. Hernandez
and
Hasan J. Salameh
*
Department of Internal Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Neurol. Int. 2014, 6(2), 5369; https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2014.5369
Submission received: 24 February 2014 / Revised: 25 March 2014 / Accepted: 28 April 2014 / Published: 4 June 2014

Abstract

Moyamoya disease was first described in 1957 as hypoplasia of the bilateral internal carotid arteries, the characteristic appearance of the associated network of abnormally dilated collateral vessels on angiography was later likened to something hazy, like a puff of cigarette smoke, which, in Japanese, is moyamoya. This paper describes two cases of moyamoya presentations, including moyamoya disease and moyamoya syndrome. Moyamoya may rarely occur in North American Hispanic patients. The presentation can vary significantly and ranges bwtween fulminant outcome and prolonged survival. Awareness about moyamoya and its different presentations may be beneficial for the patients and can improve the outcome.
Keywords: moyamoya disease; moyamoya syndrome; stroke; Hispanic population moyamoya disease; moyamoya syndrome; stroke; Hispanic population

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Said, S.; Cooper, C.J.; Alkhateeb, H.; Galvis, J.M.; Hernandez, G.T.; Salameh, H.J. Moyamoya in Hispanics: Not Only in Japanese. Neurol. Int. 2014, 6, 5369. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2014.5369

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Said S, Cooper CJ, Alkhateeb H, Galvis JM, Hernandez GT, Salameh HJ. Moyamoya in Hispanics: Not Only in Japanese. Neurology International. 2014; 6(2):5369. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2014.5369

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Said, Sarmad, Chad J. Cooper, Haider Alkhateeb, Juan M. Galvis, German T. Hernandez, and Hasan J. Salameh. 2014. "Moyamoya in Hispanics: Not Only in Japanese" Neurology International 6, no. 2: 5369. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2014.5369

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Said, S., Cooper, C. J., Alkhateeb, H., Galvis, J. M., Hernandez, G. T., & Salameh, H. J. (2014). Moyamoya in Hispanics: Not Only in Japanese. Neurology International, 6(2), 5369. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2014.5369

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