Clinical Features, Surgical Treatment, and Long-Term Outcome of a Multicenter Cohort of Pediatric Moyamoya.

ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aims to investigate the clinical features, long-term outcomes, and prognostic predictors of a multicenter cohort of children with moyamoya disease. Methods: A series of 303 consecutive pediatric moyamoya disease (MMD) patients were screened in the present study. The clinical characteristics were retrospectively collected, and long-term outcomes was evaluated. Furthermore, logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the prognostic predictors for the clinical outcome. Results: The mean onset age at diagnosis was 9.4 years old. The gender ratio (girl-to-boy ratio) was 1.1:1.0. Among these 303 patients, 13 patients underwent different surgical modalities in bilateral hemispheres, while eight patients failed to follow-up, and were excluded. Therefore, a total

SUBMITTER: Zheng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6349739 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature