Heterotopic ossification in moyamoya disease: a case report

Moyamoya disease is a rare disorder of cerebrovascular circulation. A review of the literature failed to reveal the association of heterotopic ossification in patients with this disease; such a case is now presented. The patient described had atraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, was in a coma for a p...

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Published inAmerican journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation Vol. 77; no. 5; p. 455
Main Authors Sharma, J, Sehgal, K V, Harmon, R L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1998
Subjects
Cerebral Angiography
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Moyamoya Disease - complications
Moyamoya Disease - diagnostic imaging
Ossification, Heterotopic - diagnostic imaging
Ossification, Heterotopic - etiology
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Summary:Moyamoya disease is a rare disorder of cerebrovascular circulation. A review of the literature failed to reveal the association of heterotopic ossification in patients with this disease; such a case is now presented. The patient described had atraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, was in a coma for a period of time, underwent ventriculostomy and shunt placement, and was left with residual spastic hemiparesis. Evidence of heterotopic ossification around the hemiparetic shoulder and hip was subsequently noted on radiographic studies and was managed conservatively. Heterotopic ossification may be a rare complication of the neurological deficits associated with moyamoya disease and needs careful consideration when joint stiffness persists, despite usual conservative measures.
ISSN:0894-9115
DOI:10.1097/00002060-199809000-00021