Moyamoya angiopathy masquerading as febrile seizures

Abstract

While fever is a well-described precipitating factor of moyamoya-specific symptoms, moyamoya angiopathy (MMA) mimicking recurrent febrile seizures has never been reported before. Here, we report a case of MMA in a 4-year-old child who was misdiagnosed as simple febrile seizures on multiple occasions. This case underscores the importance of identifying early clinicoradiological clues of MMA for earlier diagnosis and better prognosis.

Keywords

• febrile seizure
• moyamoya angiopathy
• moyamoya disease
• seizure