Cerebrovascular occlusive disease in children: A survey
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0942-0940
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Carotid artery ; EC-IC bypass ; moya-moya ; TIA
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Medicine
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Summary Eight cases of stroke in children treated with surgery are reported. Four of the patients had Moya-moya disease and presented with TIA. They were treated by surgically creating collaterals through the STA-MCA bypass, encephalomyosyangiosis and encephalomyoarteriosynangiosis operations. Three patients with traumatic or idiopathic carotid artery stenosis or occlusion presented with TIA and were treated with STA-MCA bypass. One patient with idiopathic carotid artery stenosis presented with a complaint of a continuous swishing noise in the ear and had a STA-MCA bypass followed by carotid artery ligation. Although stroke in children is usually secondary to systemic disease, there is a group of children with surgically treatable disease who need to be identified and treated. The potential benefit of surgery may depend on the promptness with which a definitive diagnosis is reached.
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Electronic Resource
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