A case of Graves' disease associated with myasthenia gravis and complicated with moyamoya disease.
- Author:
Ji Hoon BACK
1
;
Hye Mi KANG
;
Byeng Do MIN
;
So Hyun GIL
;
Su Jeung KIM
;
Byoung Chul OH
;
Ji Hye KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medcine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea. wisdom0165@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cerebral ischemia;
Graves' disease;
Moyamoya disease;
Myasthenia gravis;
Thyrotoxicosis
- MeSH:
Basal Ganglia;
Brain Ischemia;
Carotid Artery, Internal;
Cerebrovascular Disorders;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Graves Disease;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Moyamoya Disease;
Myasthenia Gravis;
Thyrotoxicosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2010;79(2):195-200
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a cerebrovascular disorder characterized by bilateral stenosis or occlusion of the terminal portions of the internal carotid arteries. MMD is also accompanied by typical net-like collateral vessels in the basal ganglia. Although the etiology of MMD remains unknown, hereditary, immunogenic, and hemodynamic factors have been implicated as underlying mechanisms of MMD. Here, the authors report on one patient with a rare combination of Graves' disease-associated thyrotoxicosis, myasthenia gravis, and MMD, where cerebrovascular ischemic events occurred during a thyrotoxic state.
