Meta-analysis of the surgical outcomes of symptomatic moyamoya disease in adults.

CONCLUSIONS Bypass surgery can be effective in preventing future stoke events in adults with MMD. Direct bypass seems to provide better risk reduction with respect to stroke than indirect bypass in these patients. PMID: 28474994 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - May 5, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jeon JP, Kim JE, Cho WS, Bang JS, Son YJ, Oh CW Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research