An adult HIV patient with unilateral Moyamoya syndrome

Abstract Moyamoya disease is a rare idiopathic neurological disorder due to occlusion of the circle of Willis. “Moyamoya syndrome”, a radiographic picture resembling Moyamoya disease, is associated with systemic diseases. Only two cases of moyamoya syndrome in adults with advanced HIV disease and a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2010-01, Vol.112 (1), p.76-78
Hauptverfasser:	Galati, V, Grilli, E, Sallustio, F, Petrosillo, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Aged AIDS Antiretroviral drugs Antiretroviral therapy Biological and medical sciences CD4 Lymphocyte Count Cerebral Angiography Cerebrovascular disease Drug therapy HIV HIV Infections - complications HIV Infections - diagnostic imaging Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Ischemic stroke Male Medical sciences Moyamoya Moyamoya Disease - complications Moyamoya Disease - diagnostic imaging Neurology Neurosurgery Paresthesia - etiology Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Unilateral involvement Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Moyamoya disease is a rare idiopathic neurological disorder due to occlusion of the circle of Willis. “Moyamoya syndrome”, a radiographic picture resembling Moyamoya disease, is associated with systemic diseases. Only two cases of moyamoya syndrome in adults with advanced HIV disease and a single case in a child have been reported until now. We describe a case of unilateral Moyamoya syndrome in a patient with well-controlled HIV infection.
ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.09.002