Movement disorder is a broad term comprising multiple disorders which result in either an excess or a paucity of voluntary and involuntary movements. There are numerous pieces of literature on drug-induced dyskinesia, although the exact mechanism underlying this phenomenon is yet to be understood. Drug-induced movement disorder is a complex and often neglected clinical presentation.
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January 2008
Background: Moyamoya disease is an occlusion of the terminal portion of internal carotid arteries and proximal portion of middle and anterior cerebral arteries of unknown origin. Moyamoya syndrome is associated with meningitis, tuberculosis, syphilis, head trauma, head irradiation, brain tumor, von Recklinghausen's disease, tuberous sclerosis, Marfan syndrome, sickle cell anemia, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, and oral contraceptive use. To our knowledge, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a cause of moyamoya syndrome has not been reported in an adult population.
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