Moyamoya disease is a disease in which certain arteries in the brain are constricted. Blood flow is blocked by constriction and blood clots (thrombosis).
A collateral circulation develops around the blocked vessels to compensate for the blockage, but the collateral vessels are small, weak, and prone to bleeding, aneurysm and thrombosis
Specialty:- Neurosurgery
Symptoms
Headache,
Seizures,
Weakness,
Numbness or paralysis in your face, arm or leg, typically on one side of your body, visual disturbances,
Difficulties with speaking or understanding others (aphasia),
Cognitive or developmental delays, involuntary movements.
Complications
permanent damage to the brain,
seizures,
paralysis,
vision problems,
speech problems,
movement disorders and developmental delays
Diagnostic method
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
Computerized tomography (CT) scan,
Cerebral angiogram,
Positron emission tomography (PET) scan or single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT),
