[Multiple arterial ischemic strokes in a child with moyamoya disease and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection]

Minerva Pediatr. 2006 Feb;58(1):63-8.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Moyamoya disease is a rare disorder characterised by a progressive occlusion or stenosis of the distal portions of bilateral internal carotid arteries with the development of a network of collateral vessels. Pediatric patients show transient ischemic attacks or strokes; diagnosis is made on the basis of clinical and radiographic findings. The case of a 2-year-old female, which after a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection presented multiple cerebral strokes is reported. A diagnosis of moyamoya disease was made on the basis of neuroradiological findings; neurological complications due to Mycoplasma infection are reported and the relationship between disease and infection are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Moyamoya Disease / complications*
  • Moyamoya Disease / diagnosis
  • Moyamoya Disease / therapy
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / therapy
  • Stroke / diagnosis
  • Stroke / etiology*
  • Stroke / microbiology
  • Stroke / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome