Moyamoya disesse. Case report

Moyamoya Disease Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Authors

  • Jackeline Flores, MD
    jackeline.flores@colmedegua.org
    Departamento de Medicina Interna, Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Escuintla; Guatemala, C.A., Guatemala
  • Luis Rodríguez, MD Departamento de Medicina Interna, Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Escuintla; Guatemala, C.A., Guatemala
  • Kevin Guerra, MD Departamento de Medicina Interna, Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Escuintla; Guatemala, C.A., Guatemala
June 30, 2018

Moyamoya disease is a rare and progressive cerebrovascular disorder characterized by the narrowing or occlusion of major vessels to the brain. Moyamoya in Japanese means ‘puff of smoke’ because of the appearance of the collateral vessels on the cerebra