A Case of Moyamoya Disease with Severe Preeclampsia.
- Author:
Jae Hag SIM
1
;
Kang Woo JUNG
;
Jae Cheol PARK
;
Yong Pil KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pohang St. Mary's Hospitol, Pohang, Korea. silver7641@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Moyamoya disease;
Severe preeclampsia;
ICH (intracerebral hemorrhage);
IVH (intraventricular hemorrhage)
- MeSH:
Adult;
Arteries;
Basal Ganglia;
Brain;
Cerebral Hemorrhage;
Cerebrovascular Disorders;
Child;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Incidence;
Ischemic Attack, Transient;
Moyamoya Disease*;
Muscle Weakness;
Paralysis;
Pre-Eclampsia*;
Pregnancy;
Seizures;
Stroke
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2007;18(3):292-297
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Moyamoya disease is a rare progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain in an area called the basal ganglia. The etiology and pathogenesis are unknown. Clinically, this disease is found with a higher incidence in young female, but there are few cases of moyamoya disease in pregnancy. The disease primarily affects children, but it can also occur in adults. in children. The first symptom of moyamoya disease is often stroke, or recurrent transient ischemic attack, frequently accompanied by muscular weakness or paralysis affecting one side of the body, or seizures. Adults most often experience a hemorrhagic stroke due to recurring blood clots in the affected brain vessels. The diagnosis of moyamoya disease is made on the basis of angiographic findings and threatment of Moyamoya disease is surgery, or conservative management. We report a case of moyamoya disease that presented as intracerebral hemorrhage and intraventricular hemorrhage during pregnancy complicating severe preeclampsia.
