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disease > cardiovascular disease > moyamoya disease
... > disease > nervous system diseases > central nervous system diseases > cerebral disorder > cerebrovascular disease > moyamoya disease
disease > cardiovascular disease > vascular disease > cerebrovascular disease > moyamoya disease
disease > nervous system diseases > central nervous system diseases > moyamoya disease

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moyamoya disease  

Definition(s)

  • Moyamoya disease is a disease in which certain arteries in the brain are constricted. Blood flow is blocked by the constriction, and also by blood clots (thrombosis).A collateral circulation develops around the blocked vessels to compensate for the blockage, but the collateral vessels are small, weak, and prone to bleeding, aneurysm and thrombosis. (Wikipedia)

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  • Nishimoto-Kudo disease

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