Moyamoya Disease: Current Concepts

Moyamoya Disease: Current Concepts

Moyamoya disease is a disease of the cerebral vessels, which is characterized by narrowing of the intracranial vessels as they emerge from the base of the skull, and hypertrophy of fine collateral vessels in response to this vessel narrowing. Moyamoya means the puff of smoke in Japanese, and refers to the appearance of the abnormal fine collateral vessels appearing on cerebral angiography in pa...

Moyamoya Disease Mimicking Encephalitis

Moyamoya disease is a rare vaso-occlusive illness with an unknown etiology characterized by stenosis of the internal carotid arteries with spontaneous development of a collateral vascular network.A 15-month-old girl was referred to the emergency ward of Imam Reza Hospital due to decreased level of consciousness, focal seizures and fever during the previous 24 hours with an impression of encepha...

Paget’s Disease - Current Concepts

Paget’s disease of the bone remains the second commonest metabolic bone disease in adults. Early diagnosis and appropriate management is essential to reduce the risk of potentially debilitating consequences. Diagnosis can be challenging; with many patients initially asymptomatic. In the majority of cases it is a diagnosis made incidentally with either an unexplained alkaline phosphatase or radi...

Current Concepts of Lymphomas

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Current Concepts in Muscle Disease