The ‘Ivy Sign’ of Moyamoya disease
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https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v10i3.23196Keywords:
Moyamoya, Ivy sign, Magnetic resonance imageAbstract
Stroke is uncommon in pediatric age group. Moyamoya is a rare idiopathic disease characterized by progressive vaso-occlusion of the main blood vessels to the brain. We report a case of 13 year old female who presented with recurrent headache and transient left hemiparesis and was diagnosed to have Moyamoya disease. The ‘ivy sign’ is a characteristic magnetic resonance image finding seen in patients with Moyamoya disease.
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2019-05-01
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Karadan, U., & Manappallil, R. G. (2019). The ‘Ivy Sign’ of Moyamoya disease. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 10(3), 56–58. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v10i3.23196
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