Predicting Ischemic Risk Using Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent MRI in Children with Moyamoya [FUNCTIONAL]

CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that idiopathic moyamoya and the presence of steal are independently associated with ischemic events. The use of blood oxygen level–dependent cerebrovascular reactivity could potentially assist in the selection of patients for revascularization surgery and the direction of therapy in children with moyamoya.

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Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - January 9, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Dlamini, N., Slim, M., Kirkham, F., Shroff, M., Dirks, P., Moharir, M., MacGregor, D., Robertson, A., deVeber, G., Logan, W. Tags: FUNCTIONAL Source Type: research