"Moya" than meets the eye: Neurofibromatosis type 1 associated with Moyamoya syndrome

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Tan, R M R ^a   Chng, S M ^b   Seow, W T ^b   Wong, J ^b   Lim, C C Tchoyoson ^b  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischaemia; Cerebrovascular disease; Magnetic resonance imaging; Moyamoya syndrome; Neurofibromatosis; Phacomatoses

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHOOL CHILD;

CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1;

EID: 44149119779     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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