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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for moyamoya
  1. Moyamoya disease 
    Moyamoya disease is a disorder of blood vessels in the brain, specifically the internal carotid arteries and the arteries that branch from them. These vessels, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/moyamoya-disease - Genetics
  2. Moyamoya Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Moyamoya disease is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain in an area called the basal ganglia. Moyamoya means “puff of smoke” in Japanese and is ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../disorders/moyamoya-disease - External Health Links
  3. RNF213 gene 
    ... in the RNF213 gene have been associated with moyamoya disease. This condition is characterized by narrowing of ... condition.Changes in the RNF213 gene involved in moyamoya disease replace single protein building blocks (amino acids) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/rnf213 - Genetics
  4. Genetic Brain Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    A genetic brain disorder is caused by a variation or a mutation in a gene. A variation is a different form of a gene. A mutation is a change in a gene. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/geneticbraindisorders.html - Health Topics
  5. About Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type II (Nemours Foundation)  
    Dwarfism/Specifics ... Dwarfism ... A class of disorders where growth delay occurs at the earliest stages of development. ... Nemours Foundation
    https://www.nemours.org/.../about-primordial-dwarfism.html - External Health Links
  6. Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST) (Johns Hopkins Medicine)  
    Blood Clots/Specifics ... Blood Clots ... Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in the brain’s venous sinuses. This prevents blood from ...
    https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/.../cerebral-venous-sinus-thrombosis - External Health Links
  7. Cardiac Sarcoidosis (Johns Hopkins Medicine)  
    Heart Diseases/Specifics ... Heart Diseases ... Sarcoidosis/Specifics ... Sarcoidosis ... Johns Hopkins Medicine ... Cardiac sarcoidosis is a rare heart condition where tiny collections ...
    https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/.../cardiac-sarcoidosis# - External Health Links
  8. Vascular Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are vascular diseases? Your vascular system is your body's network of blood vessels. It includes your: Arteries, which carry oxygen-rich blood from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/vasculardiseases.html - Health Topics
  9. Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II 
    ... bleeding within the brain. Some affected individuals have Moyamoya disease, in which arteries at the base of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...teodysplastic-primordial-dwarfism-type-ii - Genetics
  10. SPECT (Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography) Scan (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    CT Scans/Specifics ... CT Scans ... Nuclear Scans/Specifics ... Nuclear Scans ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../spect-scan/about/pac-20384925?p=1 - External Health Links