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Moyamoya disease with a developmental anomaly of the mesenchyme

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We treated a Japanese boy with moyamoya disease accompanied by synbrachydactylia, funnel chest, pes equinus and short stature. Angiograms showed the anomalous origin of the occipital artery in addition to the moyamoya vascular network at the base of the brain. A generalised mesenchymal anomaly was suggested in this case.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    Y. Kato & T. Kurokawa

  2. Department of Radiology Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    K. Hasuo

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    T. Matsushima

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Kato, Y., Kurokawa, T., Hasuo, K. et al. Moyamoya disease with a developmental anomaly of the mesenchyme. Eur J Pediatr 144, 93–95 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00491940

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