Diagnostic Value of Vessel Wall Imaging to Determine the Timing of Extracranial ‒Intracranial Bypass for Moyamoya Syndrome Associated with Active Sjögren's Syndrome: A Case Report

Conclusions Our findings emphasize the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced MR-VWI in monitoring the effect of immunosuppressive therapy for the major cerebral artery vasculitis and in determining the timing of EC–IC bypass as a “rescue” treatment for moyamoya syndrome associated with active Sjögren's syndrome. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery - May 23, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Shindo, Takafumi Ito, Masaki Sugiyama, Taku Okuyama, Tomohiro Kono, Michihito Atsumi, Tatsuya Fujimura, Miki Tags: Case Report Source Type: research