The contralateral progression in a cohort of Chinese adult patients with unilateral moyamoya disease after revascularization: a single-center long-term retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a chronic progressive cerebrovascular disease mainly existing in the Asian population, which can be divided into unilateral and bilateral types. Contralateral progression has been reported in pediatric patients with unilateral MMD, while large series about contralateral progression in Chinese adult patients were rare. The goal of this study is to elucidate the clinical features and incidence of contralateral progression in Chinese MMD adult patients.

Methods

One hundred one Chinese adult patients with unilateral MMD who received surgery treatments between January 2015 and January 2017 in our hospital were enrolled in this study. This study contained 89 patients. Digital subtraction angiography was performed in all patients for initial dia

SUBMITTER: Tian X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233650 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature