The ‘Ivy Sign’ of Moyamoya disease

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v10i3.23196

Keywords:

Moyamoya, Ivy sign, Magnetic resonance image

Abstract

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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Author Biographies

Ummer Karadan, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India

Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology

Robin George Manappallil, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala 673004 India

Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine,

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Published

2019-05-01

How to Cite

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

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Case Reports

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