South African Journal of Radiology (Aug 1997)

Moyamoya disease presenting as an intraventricular haemorrhage in an adult African male

  • E. Silber,
  • P. Szkup,
  • D. Saffer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v2i3.1640
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 22 – 24

Abstract

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Moyamoya disease is a chronic non-inflammatory arteriopathy affecting vessels of the central nervous system, described rarely in non-Oriental populations. We document this condition in a middle -aged African male with typical clinical and angiographic features and review the current literature.