Moyamoya disease (MMD): treatment
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Moyamoya disease (MMD): treatment. This connects the superficial temporal to the middle cerebral artery (MCA). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
External carotid-internal carotid (EC-IC) bypass
- This connects the superficial temporal to the middle cerebral artery (MCA)
- It is safe and effective in reversing cerebrovascular reactivity defects
- It may prevent recurrence
Balloon angioplasty: complications
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Other treatments
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Complementary treatments
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References
- Han JS, Abou-Hamden A, Mandell DM, et al. Impact of extracranial-intracranial bypass on cerebrovascular reactivity and clinical outcome in patients with symptomatic moyamoya vasculopathy. Stroke 2011; 42:3047-3054.
- Natarajan SK, Karmon Y, Tawk RG, et al. Endovascular treatment of patients with intracranial stenosis with moyamoya-type collaterals. J NeuroIntervent Surg 2011; 3:369-374.
- Pandey P, Steinberg GK. Neurosurgical advances in the treatment of moyamoya disease. Stroke 2011; 42:3304-3310.
- Bersano A, Khan N, Fuentes B, et al. European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on moyamoya angiopathy endorsed by Vascular European Reference Network (VASCERN). Eur Stroke J 2023; 8:55-84.
