A noninflammatory, progressive occlusion of the intracranial CAROTID ARTERIES and the formation of netlike collateral arteries arising from the CIRCLE OF WILLIS. Cerebral angiogram shows the puff-of-smoke (moyamoya) collaterals at the base of the brain. It is characterized by endothelial HYPERPLASIA and FIBROSIS with thickening of arterial walls. This disease primarily affects children but can also occur in adults.

Descriptor ID	D009072
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.300.200.600 C10.228.140.300.510.200.737 C14.907.137.615 C14.907.253.123.620 C14.907.253.560.200.737
Concept/Terms	Moyamoya Disease Moyamoya Disease Progressive Intracranial Occlusive Arteropathy (Moyamoya) Moyamoya Syndrome Moya-Moya Disease Disease, Moya-Moya Moya Moya Disease Cerebrovascular Moyamoya Disease Moyamoya Disease, Primary Moyamoya Disease, Primary Disease, Primary Moyamoya Moyamoya Diseases, Primary Primary Moyamoya Disease Primary Moyamoya Diseases Moyamoya Disease, Classic Classic Moyamoya Disease Disease, Classic Moyamoya Moyamoya Disease, Secondary Moyamoya Disease, Secondary Secondary Moyamoya Disease

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