[A case of moyamoya-like disease with repetitive TIA on drinking]

Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 1992 Jul;32(7):758-62.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We reported here a patient of moyamoya-like disease with repetitive limb-shaking TIAs on drinking. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was quantified with and without drinking by single photon emission computed tomography with intravenously injected N-isopropyl-p-(I-123) iodoamphetamine (IMP). RCBF was reduced by alcohol ingestion. We speculated that homodynamic TIAs might be caused by impaired autoregulation in the region of the left carotid artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Drinking*
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation
  • Ethanol / adverse effects*
  • Homeostasis
  • Humans
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / etiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Movement Disorders / etiology
  • Moyamoya Disease / complications*
  • Moyamoya Disease / physiopathology
  • Recurrence

Substances

  • Ethanol