Clinical features and outcome of moyamoya disease

Objectives: the aim of this study is to review the clinical presentations and outcome of moyamoya disease in children. materials and methods: this is a retrospective record review study of 11 patients who presented with moyamoya disease to tertiary care hospitals in saudi arabia. our case series describes the clinical presentation and outcome of 11 children diagnosed with moyamoya disease. result: a total of 11 patients diagnosed with moyamoya disease from 2005 to 2014 included in this study. six were male (54.54%) and 5 were female (45.45%) with age range from 11 months to 11 years. diagnosis was made on clinical bases and confirmed with mra/mri ct angiography. conservative treatment in most of the cases offered and cns infection was treated accordingly to the hospital protocol. four of them were operated in neurosurgery for revascularization,which include,down syndrome with hemi paresis unable to walk and speak,two with sickle cell anemia and one infant who presented with encephalitis. all patients discharged after stabilization with follow up appointment in outpatient department. conclusion: the authors’ cases demonstrate clinical presentation,outcome and diagnosis of moyamoya disease in the pediatric population. © 2016,elsevier. all rights reserved.