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A rare case of MoyaMoya disease in pregnancy

Janani T, Kalaivani.K , Suganthi S .

Abstract


MoyaMoya disease is a rare neurological disorder

causing cerebrovascular events. It is more common in

Japan and korea than in India. Incidence of the disease is

0.28 per 1,00,000 population in Asia. Asymptomatic

disease is a common mode of occurrence in moyamoya

disease and it has a predilection to affect females more

than male population. MoyaMoya disease in pregnant

women is one of the rarest case causing maternal

morbidity.

 


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