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Review
. 2005 May;45(5):466-70.
doi: 10.1007/s00117-005-1222-1.

[Moyamoya disease]

[Article in German]
P Papanagiotou  1 , I Q Grunwald, M Politi, C Roth, W Reith
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Review

[Moyamoya disease]

[Article in German]
P Papanagiotou et al. Radiologe. 2005 May.

Abstract

Moyamoya disease is an idiopathic progressive vasculopathy characterized by slowly progressive narrowing involving the distal internal carotid artery and the proximal circle of Willis. Collateral vessels develop to compensate for the slowly progressive stenosis. These enlarged collaterals appear as a "puff of smoke" on angiography, which gives the disease its name. This review discusses the clinical manifestation, imaging findings, and angiographic features.

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