Moyamoya syndrome with antiphospholipid antibodies: a case report and literature review. (October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Z; Fu, Z; Wang, J; Cui, H; Zhang, Z; Zhang, B
• Is Part Of: Lupus. Volume 23:Number 11(2014)
• Page Start: 1204
• Page End: 1206
• Publication Date: 2014-10
• Subjects: Moyamoya syndrome -- antiphospholipid autoantibodies -- antiphospholipid syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus -- Periodicals; 616.772005
• DOI: 10.1177/0961203314540761
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-2033

Abstract

Zhen Wang and Zhenqiang Fu contributed equally to this report. Moyamoya syndrome is a term applied to typical moyamoya vasculopathy with well-recognized associated conditions. Several systematic studies on the entities of moyamoya syndrome with autoimmune disease have been reported. We report a case of moyamoya syndrome with antiphospholipid antibodies and provide a review of relevant cases from the literature, describing the clinical characteristics and treatments.