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World J Clin Cases. Sep 16, 2014; 2(9): 474-477
Published online Sep 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i9.474
Published online Sep 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i9.474
Champagne bottle neck sign in a patient with Moyamoya syndrome
Takafumi Shimogawa, Takato Morioka, Tetsuro Sayama, Takeshi Hamamura, Department of Neurosurgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka 800-0296, Japan
Chiharu Yasuda, Shuji Arakawa, Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka 800-0296, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this work
Correspondence to: Takafumi Shimogawa, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, 1-1 Sonekitamachi, Kokura Minami-Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 800-0296, Japan. shimogawa28@gmail.com
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Received: January 12, 2014
Revised: June 24, 2014
Accepted: July 15, 2014
Published online: September 16, 2014
Processing time: 256 Days and 3.1 Hours
Revised: June 24, 2014
Accepted: July 15, 2014
Published online: September 16, 2014
Processing time: 256 Days and 3.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The champagne bottle neck (CBN) sign reflects a reduction in the diameter of the proximal portion of the internal carotid artery that resembles a CBN, and is a characteristic feature of Moyamoya disease. This case describes the first report of bilateral CBN signs in a 43-year-old woman diagnosed with Moyamoya syndrome associated with Graves’ disease. Cerebral revascularization surgery was performed on the patient, and the CBN signs remained unchanged throughout four years of follow-up.