Acute recurrent cerebral infarction caused by moyamoya disease complicated with adenomyosis: A case report

Shao Zhang, Liming Zhao, Li-Ming Zhao, Bing-Qian Xue, Hao Liang, Gaochao Guo, Gao-Chao Guo, Yang Liu, Rui-Yu Wu, Chaoyue Li, Chao-Yue Li
World journal of clinical cases · 2022 · vol. 10(14) , pp. 4617–4624 · doi:10.12998/wjcc.v10.i14.4617 · PMID:35663064 · W4229005116
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This case report details a 38-year-old female with moyamoya disease and adenomyosis who experienced acute recurrent cerebral infarction, highlighting the importance of managing gynecological bleeding disorders in these patients.

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BACKGROUND: Moyamoya disease is essentially an ischemic cerebrovascular disease. Here, we describe a case of acute recurrent cerebral infarction caused by moyamoya disease with concurrent adenomyosis which, to our knowledge, is the first in the literature. A literature review is also presented. CASE SUMMARY: A 38-year-old female presented to the Research and Treatment Center of Moyamoya Disease in our hospital with "left limb weakness" as the main symptom. She was diagnosed with acute cerebral infarction and moyamoya disease through magnetic resonance imaging and digital subtraction angiography. Prior to this, she had experienced a prolonged menstrual period of one-month duration. This was investigated and adenomyosis was diagnosed. After passing the acute cerebral infarction phase, the patient underwent surgery for adenomyosis followed by combined cerebral revascularization. During the postoperative follow-up, improvements of the perfusion imaging stage and modified Rankin Scale were observed. A review of the literature showed only 16 reported cases of gynecological diseases complicated with stroke. The clinical characteristics, pathogenesis, therapeutic effects, and long-term prognosis of these cases have been studied and discussed. CONCLUSION: In patients with moyamoya disease, early management of gynecological-related bleeding disorders is essential to prevent the complications of cerebral events.

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