Fetal radiation exposure and moyamoya disease

R Kansal; A Mahore; T Nadkarni; A Goel

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.032

Fetal radiation exposure and moyamoya disease

J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Mar;17(3):406-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.032. Epub 2010 Jan 20.

Authors

R Kansal¹, A Mahore, T Nadkarni, A Goel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Seth G.S. Medical College, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India.

PMID: 20089408
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.032

Abstract

Moyamoya disease is a progressive occlusive disease of the cerebral vasculature with particular involvement of the circle of Willis. We present the first reported patient with moyamoya disease possibly due to radiation exposure during fetal development. A 10-year-old male, whose mother had undergone radiotherapy when pregnant, presented with moyamoya disease. The relevant literature is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Infarction / etiology
Child
Coronary Angiography / methods
Female
Humans
Male
Moyamoya Disease / etiology*
Paresis / complications
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Radiotherapy / adverse effects*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods