Moyamoya disease (MMD): clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on moyamoya disease (mmd): clinical features: Demographic features The onset age is 20-79 years It usually affects young women aged 30-50 years: the mean is 42 years The highest incidence is in Japan and China The incidence is similar in American and Europe It…

Demographic features

  • The onset age is 20-79 years
  • It usually affects young women aged 30-50 years: the mean is 42 years
  • The highest incidence is in Japan and China
  • The incidence is similar in American and Europe
  • It may also present in children

Presentations: ischaemic stroke: features

Presentations: ischaemic stroke: onset

Presentations: other stroke types

Presentations: movement disorders

Headache: types

References

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  2. Hallemeier CL, Rich KM, Grubb RL, et al. Clinical features and outcome in North American adults with moyamoya phenomenon. Stroke 2006; 37:1490-1496.
  3. Kraemer M, Heienbrok E, Berlit P. Moyamoya disease in Europeans. Stroke 2008; 39:3193-3200.
  4. Liu P, Han C, Li DS, Lv XL, Li YX, Duan L. Hemorrhagic moyamoya disease in children: clinical, angiographic features, and long-term surgical outcome. Stroke 2016; 47:240-243. 
  5. Peter Birkeland P, Hansen V, Tharmabalan V, et al. Long-term stroke risk in moyamoya disease. Int J Stroke 2023 (Online ahead of print).
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