Moyamoya Disease Associated with Optic Disc Coloboma

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 30(1); 2012 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2012;30(1): 33-36.

시신경유두결손을 동반한 모야모야병

서재득, 최광동 성상민 정대수 박규현 조한진

부산대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Moyamoya Disease Associated with Optic Disc Coloboma

Jae-Deuk Seo

Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Busan, Korea

Abstract

Moyamoya disease is a cerebrovascular disorder characterized by progressive stenosis of the distal internal carotid arteries, and in rare cases can occur in association with optic disc coloboma. We describe a 31-year-old man with transient left-sided weakness caused by steno-occlusion of the bilateral internal carotid arteries. A fundoscopic examination revealed a coloboma involving the optic disc of the right eye. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of moyamoya disease in patients with optic disc coloboma, even when other classic symptoms of this disease are absent. Key Words: Moyamoya disease, Coloboma