PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hsu, S.W.
AU  - Chaloupka, J.C.
AU  - Fattal, D.
TI  - Rapidly Progressive Fatal Bihemispheric Infarction Secondary to Moyamoya Syndrome in Association with Graves Thyrotoxicosis
DP  - 2006 Mar 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 643--647
VI  - 27
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/3/643.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/3/643.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2006 Mar 01; 27
AB  - SUMMARY: Moyamoya syndrome is the secondary form of intracranial arterial occlusive diseases that produces collateral vessels from the base of brain. We report a case of Moyamoya syndrome developing in association with Graves thyrotoxicosis; as a result of its rapid progression and severe global ischemia, it was ultimately fatal. Because of the rarity of this association, we reviewed the literature in an attempt to establish possible demographic and clinical characteristics that may suggest putative mechanisms of pathogenesis.