Moyamoya syndrome with antiphospholipid antibodies: a case report and literature review

Z Wang; Z Fu; J Wang; H Cui; Z Zhang; B Zhang

doi:10.1177/0961203314540761

Moyamoya syndrome with antiphospholipid antibodies: a case report and literature review

Lupus. 2014 Oct;23(11):1204-6. doi: 10.1177/0961203314540761. Epub 2014 Jun 17.

Authors

Z Wang¹, Z Fu¹, J Wang¹, H Cui², Z Zhang³, B Zhang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
² Department of Integrated ICU, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁴ Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China [email protected].

PMID: 24939972
DOI: 10.1177/0961203314540761

Abstract

Moyamoya syndrome is a term applied to typical moyamoya vasculopathy with well-recognized associated conditions. Several systematic studies on the entities of moyamoya syndrome with autoimmune disease have been reported. We report a case of moyamoya syndrome with antiphospholipid antibodies and provide a review of relevant cases from the literature, describing the clinical characteristics and treatments.

Keywords: Moyamoya syndrome; antiphospholipid autoantibodies; antiphospholipid syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / immunology*
Female
Humans
Moyamoya Disease / immunology*
Moyamoya Disease / physiopathology
Moyamoya Disease / therapy

Substances

Antibodies, Antiphospholipid