Moyamoya Disease Update
Moyamoya disease (MMD) was first reported as a new entity among vascular disorders in 1957. Named for the abnormal vascular networks found around the occluded distal internal carotid artery, it is the most common pediatric cerebrovascular disease in East
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Byung-Kyu Cho
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Teiji Tominaga
Editors
Moyamoya Disease Update
Editors Byung-Kyu Cho M.D., Ph.D. Professor Department of Neurosurgery Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul National University Children’s Hospital 101 Daehangno, Jongno-gu Seoul 110-744 Republic of Korea [email protected]
Teiji Tominaga M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Chairman Department of Neurosurgery Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8578 Japan [email protected]
ISBN 978-4-431-99702-3 e-ISBN 978-4-431-99703-0 DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-99703-0 Springer Tokyo Berlin Heidelberg New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009943063 © Springer 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The emblem of Seoul National University bears the apothegm Veritas lux mea, “The truth enlightens me.” The phrase may serve as a source of pride for new students as well as a creed for life kept deeply in the hearts of graduates of Seoul National University. Although every scholar seeks after the truth for various reasons, it is hard to live up to the sincere purpose of abandoning all greed in life. I think Professor Byung-Kyu Cho lived such a life. Back in 1979, Professor Cho had just become a member of the faculty of the Department of Neurosurgery at Seoul National University College of Medicine. I vividly remember his enthusiasm at that time, as it was also the first year of my training course in neurosurgery. As time surely flies as fast as an arrow, he is about to finish his respectable period of three decades as a neurosurgeon in his alma mater. He has never neglected his duty as a scholar throughout his career. He never missed a conference, listened very carefully to the end, always put forth proper questions, and gave kind advice based on his vast experience and profound knowledge. “Meticulousness” is the best word to characterize his attitude in clinical and academic activities. This book about moyamoya disease is like a reflection of his characteristics. Since Professor Jiro Suzuki introduced the new disease category of moyamoya disease in 1969, it has been found to have a geographical preponderance in the East Asia, and many important investigations have been carried out in Japan and Korea. However, moyamoya disease is still a medical syndrome for which the pathophysiology remains to be discovered. Systematic compilation of scattered current knowledge may be the starting point
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