MOYAMOYA DISEASE – A RARE CASE REPORT
*Dr. Azzan Mujahid, Dr. Yusra Arslan Khatri, Dr. Saman Anwar, Dr. Bisma, Dr. Rabia Ahmed and Dr. Misbah Tahir
ABSTRACT
Moyamoya is a japnease word means puff of smoke. In this disease there is bilateral stenosis of supraclinoid parts of ICA with collateral formation which on conventional angiography gives appearance of puff of smoke.it is caused by gradual blockage of circle of willis and it may present as intracranial bleed or Ischemic infarctions. The gold standard for the diagnosis of Moyamoya disease is Cerebral angiography. The Authors identify a case of 17 years old male who presented with intraventricular hemmorage on CT head anf afterwards diagnosed with Moyamoya disease on cerebral angiography.
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