Carotid web (CW) is considered a variant of intimal fibromuscular dysplasia. CW represents between 9.4% and 37% of ischemic strokes that were initially misclassified as "cryptogenic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMoyamoya disease (MMD) is characterized by progressive stenosis of the distal portion of the internal carotid artery and its two main branches, the middle cerebral artery, and the anterior cerebral artery. Clinically, MMD can present with ischemic or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular events. The term Moyamoya syndrome (MMS) is used when the characteristic Moyamoya vasculopathy presents in association with other conditions such as Graves' disease (GD).
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