Can moyamoya disease be cured?

Moyamoya disease is a disease with a relatively low incidence rate. It is a cerebrovascular disease. This disease was first discovered in Japan. Because its symptoms are very similar to the smoke coming out of the chimney, it is vividly called moyamoya disease. It is a malformation of the vascular network at the base of the skull. This disease is relatively serious and irreversible. Combined vascular bypass treatment brings hope to patients.

Can moyamoya disease be cured?

1. Symptoms of moyamoya disease Headache, dizziness and limb weakness are the most typical symptoms of moyamoya disease. Therefore, once people have such symptoms, they must undergo screening in time (magnetic resonance angiography MRA, CT angiography, etc.) to confirm the diagnosis. DSA can clearly show the stenosis or occlusion of the terminal parts of the bilateral internal carotid arteries, the anterior cerebral artery, the proximal part of the middle cerebral artery, and the condition of the skull base network, which is the gold standard for diagnosing moyamoya disease.

2. Can moyamoya disease be cured? Moyamoya disease used to be an incurable disease, but now the use of combined vascular bypass has brought hope to patients with moyamoya disease. Generally speaking, once moyamoya disease is diagnosed and there are symptoms of cerebral ischemia, surgical treatment should be considered regardless of gender, age or status. However, this type of surgery is not suitable for patients who have suffered multiple cerebral lobe infarctions. It is like adding water for irrigation will not save the crops that have died from drought. Therefore, once moyamoya disease is diagnosed, timely treatment is very important. From your description, it seems that this is the early stage of moyamoya disease and you should seek medical treatment and surgery in time. You should have confidence that moyamoya disease can be cured.

3. Introduction to combined vascular bypass surgery for moyamoya disease Combined vascular bypass surgery has successfully overcome the various defects and limitations of simple direct bypass and simple patching, and has a better therapeutic effect on moyamoya disease. Combined vascular bypass surgery is a dual procedure of direct bypass + patching. Direct bypass immediately improves brain blood supply and prevents recurrence in a short period of time. At the same time, multi-factor patching is performed on the brain surface to induce neovascularization, expand the scope of blood supply improvement, and re-establish a perfect blood bypass, which is absolutely beneficial to improving brain blood supply in patients with moyamoya disease.