Moyamoya Disease

"Moyamoya Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A noninflammatory, progressive occlusion of the intracranial CAROTID ARTERIES and the formation of netlike collateral arteries arising from the CIRCLE OF WILLIS. Cerebral angiogram shows the puff-of-smoke (moyamoya) collaterals at the base of the brain. It is characterized by endothelial HYPERPLASIA and FIBROSIS with thickening of arterial walls. This disease primarily affects children but can also occur in adults.

Descriptor ID	D009072
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.300.200.600 C10.228.140.300.510.200.737 C14.907.137.615 C14.907.253.123.620 C14.907.253.560.200.737
Concept/Terms	Moyamoya Disease Moyamoya Disease Progressive Intracranial Occlusive Arteropathy (Moyamoya) Moyamoya Syndrome Moya-Moya Disease Disease, Moya-Moya Moya Moya Disease Cerebrovascular Moyamoya Disease Moyamoya Disease, Primary Moyamoya Disease, Primary Disease, Primary Moyamoya Moyamoya Diseases, Primary Primary Moyamoya Disease Primary Moyamoya Diseases Moyamoya Disease, Classic Classic Moyamoya Disease Disease, Classic Moyamoya Moyamoya Disease, Secondary Moyamoya Disease, Secondary Secondary Moyamoya Disease

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Cerebrovascular Disorders [C10.228.140.300]
Carotid Artery Diseases [C10.228.140.300.200]
Moyamoya Disease [C10.228.140.300.200.600]
Intracranial Arterial Diseases [C10.228.140.300.510]
Cerebral Arterial Diseases [C10.228.140.300.510.200]
Moyamoya Disease [C10.228.140.300.510.200.737]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Arterial Occlusive Diseases [C14.907.137]
Moyamoya Disease [C14.907.137.615]
Cerebrovascular Disorders [C14.907.253]
Carotid Artery Diseases [C14.907.253.123]
Moyamoya Disease [C14.907.253.123.620]
Intracranial Arterial Diseases [C14.907.253.560]
Cerebral Arterial Diseases [C14.907.253.560.200]
Moyamoya Disease [C14.907.253.560.200.737]

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Bar chart showing 8 publications over 5 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2010 and 2012 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2005	1	1
2010	2	2
2012	2	2
2016	2	2
2024	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Moyamoya Disease" by people in Profiles.

Musmar B, Roy JM, Abdalrazeq H, Atallah E, Naamani KE, Chen CJ, Jabre R, Saad H, Grossberg JA, Dmytriw AA, Patel AB, Khorasanizadeh M, Ogilvy CS, Thomas AJ, Monteiro A, Siddiqui A, Cortez GM, Hanel RA, Porto G, Spiotta AM, Piscopo AJ, Hasan DM, Ghorbani M, Weinberg J, Nimjee SM, Bekelis K, Salem MM, Burkhardt JK, Zetchi A, Matouk C, Howard BM, Lai R, Du R, Abbas R, Sioutas GS, Amllay A, Munoz A, Herial NA, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour P. The impact of hypertension on clinical outcomes in moyamoya disease: a multicenter, propensity score-matched analysis. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2024 Sep 13; 166(1):366.

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Shah NH, Khandelwal P, Gordon-Perue G, Shah AH, Barbarite E, Ortiz G, Forteza AM. Acute Thyrotoxicosis of Graves Disease Associated with Moyamoya Vasculopathy and Stroke in Latin American Women: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2016 Aug; 92:95-107.

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Katsman D, Klufas MA, Sarraf D, Sadda S. Retinal Arterial Tortuosity in Moyamoya Disease. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 Jan; 134(1):111-4.

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Starke RM, Crowley RW, Maltenfort M, Jabbour PM, Gonzalez LF, Tjoumakaris SI, Randazzo CG, Rosenwasser RH, Dumont AS. Moyamoya disorder in the United States. Neurosurgery. 2012 Jul; 71(1):93-9.

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Chalouhi N, Tjoumakaris S, Gonzalez LF, Dumont AS, Shah Q, Gordon D, Rosenwasser R, Jabbour P. Onyx embolization of a ruptured lenticulostriate artery aneurysm in a patient with moyamoya disease. World Neurosurg. 2013 Sep-Oct; 80(3-4):436.e7-10.

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Jagannath AD, Rastogi U, Spooner AE, Lin AE, Agnihotri AK. Aortic dissection and moyamoya disease in Turner syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Aug; 152A(8):2085-9.

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Nair AK, Drazin D, Yamamoto J, Boulos AS. Computed tomographic perfusion in assessing postoperative revascularization in moyamoya disease. World Neurosurg. 2010 Feb; 73(2):93-9; discussion e13.

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Murphy MA, Perlman EM, Rogg JM, Easton JD, Easton DJ, Schuman JS. Reversible carotid artery narrowing in morning glory disc anomaly. J Neuroophthalmol. 2005 Sep; 25(3):198-201.

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