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Adult Moyamoya Disease: A Burden of Intracranial Stenosis in East Asians?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Bang Oh Young, Ryoo Sookyung, Kim Suk Jae, Yoon Chang Hyo, Cha Jihoon, Yeon Je Young, Kim Keon Ha, Kim Gyeong-Moon, Chung Chin-Sang, Lee Kwang Ho, Shin Hyung Jin, Ki Chang-Seok, Jeon Pyoung, Kim Jong-Soo, Hong Seung Chyul
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Both Moyamoya disease (MMD) and intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) are more prevalent in Asians than in Westerners. We hypothesized that a substantial proportion of patients with adult-onset MMD were misclassified as having ICAS, which may in part explain the high prevalence of intracranial atherosclerotic stroke in Asians. METHOD: We analyzed 352 consecutive patients with ischemic events...
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