Transcranial Doppler in Childhood Moyamoya: An Underutilized Tool?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with moyamoya are at high risk for incident and recurrent stroke. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound is an attractive option to screen high-risk populations for moyamoya and to provide stroke risk stratification information due to its safety and cost-effectiveness. We used TCD to evaluate cerebral blood flow velocities in children with presurgical moyamoya and to determine if velocities differ between children with stable and unstable disease.

Methods

Fourteen participants aged ≤21 years with a radiographic diagnosis of moyamoya or moyamoya-like arteriopathy underwent a research TCD at a median age of 7.2 years. TCDs were performed outside of the setting of acute stroke and before surgical revascularization. Arteriopathy was classified as unstable if t

SUBMITTER: Sun LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10872573 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature