scholarly journals Selective and Superselective Angiography of Pediatric Moyamoya Disease Angioarchitecture in the Posterior Circulation

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerasimos Baltsavias ◽  
Nadia Khan ◽  
Venko Filipce ◽  
Anton Valavanis
Keyword(s):  
Moyamoya Disease ◽  
Posterior Cerebral Artery ◽  
Posterior Circulation ◽  
Anterior Circulation ◽  
Feeding Vessels ◽  
Occlusive Lesion ◽  
Superselective Angiography ◽  
Anterior Choroidal ◽  
Premamillary Artery ◽  
Choroidal Artery

The anastomotic network of the posterior circulation in children with moyamoya disease has not been analyzed. We aimed to investigate the angiographic anatomy of this unique vascular network in patients with childhood moyamoya disease. Selective and superselective injections of the posterior circulation were performed in six children with newly diagnosed moyamoya disease. The arterial branches feeding the moyamoya anastomotic network, their connections and the recipient vessels were demonstrated. Depending on the level of the steno-occlusive lesion, the feeding vessels were the thalamoperforators, the posterior choroidals, the splenic artery, parietoccipital artery, other cortical posterior cerebral artery (PCA) branches, the dural branch of the PCA, the premamillary artery and other posterior communicating artery perforators. Through connections, which are described, the recipient vessels were the striate and medullary arteries, other thalamic arteries with or without medullary extensions, the pericallosal artery, medial parietoccipital cortical branches of the PCA and the anterior choroidal artery. High quality selective and superselective angiography helped in demonstrating the angiographic anatomy of the moyamoya posterior anastomotic network previously either vaguely or incompletely described, as well as connections within the posterior circulation but also its relevance as a collateral to the anterior circulation.

scholarly journals Selective and Superselective Angiography of Pediatric Moyamoya Disease Angioarchitecture: The Anterior Circulation

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerasimos Baltsavias ◽  
Anton Valavanis ◽  
Venko Filipce ◽  
Nadia Khan
Keyword(s):  
Moyamoya Disease ◽  
Anterior Circulation ◽  
Feeding Vessels ◽  
Occlusive Lesion ◽  
Superselective Angiography ◽  
Anterior Choroidal ◽  
Ethmoidal Arteries ◽  
Lateral Branches ◽  
First Time ◽  
Choroidal Artery

The angioarchitecture of the so-called moyamoya vessels in children has not been explicitly analyzed. We aimed to investigate the precise anatomy of the vascular anastomotic networks in patients with childhood moyamoya disease. Six children diagnosed with moyamoya disease for the first time underwent an angiographic investigation with selective and superselective injections. We recorded the arterial branches feeding the moyamoya anastomotic networks, their connections and the recipient vessels. Depending on the level of the steno-occlusive lesion, the feeding vessels included the medial striate arteries, the perforators of the choroidal segment of the carotid, the uncal artery, the medial and lateral branches of the intraventricular segment of the anterior choroidal artery, perforators of the communicating segment, the superior hypophyseal arteries, the prechiasmal branches of the ophthalmic artery, the ethmoidal arteries and the dural branches of the cavernous carotid. Through connections, which are described, the recipient vessels were the lateral striate arteries and the middle cerebral, the medial striate arteries and the anterior cerebral, medullary arteries around the ventricular system, anterior temporal branches of the middle cerebral, orbitofrontal and frontopolar branches of the anterior cerebral, as well as other cortical branches of the anterior and middle cerebral territories. The use of high quality selective and superselective angiography enabled us to clearly demonstrate for the first time aspects of the microangiographic anatomy of the moyamoya anastomotic network previously only vaguely or incompletely described.

Abstract T P18: Incidence and Management of Intracranial Wire Perforation During Acute Stroke Endovascular Therapy

Stroke ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Gulati ◽  
Amin Aghaebrahim, ◽  
Amer Malik ◽  
Andrew Ducruet ◽  
Brian Jankowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Posterior Circulation ◽  
Preventive Strategies ◽  
Anterior Choroidal Artery ◽  
Balloon Inflation ◽  
Anterior Circulation ◽  
Endovascular Thrombectomy ◽  
Intracranial Stenting ◽  
Anterior Choroidal ◽  
Choroidal Artery

BACKGROUND: Wire perforation during endovascular thrombectomy for acute stroke is a rare but devastating complication. Understanding the incidence and mechanism of this adverse event may further identify preventive strategies and improvements in management during perforation. METHODS: Retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database of acute stroke interventions at our institute identified 1035 patients. Of these, 46 patients were noted to have contrast extravastion during the procedure concerning for wire perforation (4%). RESULTS: A majority of the cases involved the anterior circulation (76%). Sites of perforation included: ICA (12), MCA (23), ophthalmic (1), anterior choroidal (2), PCA (4), PICA (1), SCA (1) and vertebral artery (2). Successful hemostasis was achieved with onyx embolization (39%), coil embolization (13%), onyx/coil combined embolization (5%), microcatheter occlusion (2%) and balloon inflation (7%). Thirty one percentage of the cases occurred during intracranial stenting or angioplasty. Despite high rates of mortality (72%), rapid recognition of extravasation and hemostasis led to good outcomes in 9% of patient. CONCLUSION: Intra-procedural wire perforation with leakage of contrast is associated with catheterization of small caliber vessels such as distal MCA branches (M3), anterior choroidal artery and diminutive posterior circulation vessels as well as intracranial angioplasty/stenting. Devastating outcomes can potentially be averted with appropriate hemostatic control.

scholarly journals Posterior cerebral artery stenosis and posterior circulation revascularization surgery in pediatric patients with moyamoya disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 632-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomomi Kimiwada ◽  
Toshiaki Hayashi ◽  
Reizo Shirane ◽  
Teiji Tominaga
Keyword(s):  
Moyamoya Disease ◽  
Cerebral Artery ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Posterior Cerebral Artery ◽  
Posterior Circulation ◽  
Initial Diagnosis ◽  
Occipital Artery ◽  
Anterior Circulation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Revascularization Surgery

OBJECTIVESome pediatric patients with moyamoya disease (MMD) present with posterior cerebral artery (PCA) stenosis before and after anterior circulation revascularization surgery and require posterior circulation revascularization surgery. This study evaluated the factors associated with PCA stenosis and assessed the efficacy of posterior circulation revascularization surgery, including occipital artery (OA)–PCA bypass, in pediatric patients with MMD.METHODSThe presence of PCA stenosis before and after anterior circulation revascularization surgery and its clinical characteristics were investigated in 62 pediatric patients (< 16 years of age) with MMD.RESULTSTwenty-three pediatric patients (37%) with MMD presented with PCA stenosis at the time of the initial diagnosis. A strong correlation between the presence of infarction and PCA stenosis before anterior revascularization was observed (p < 0.001). In addition, progressive PCA stenosis was observed in 12 patients (19.4%) after anterior revascularization. The presence of infarction and a younger age at the time of initial diagnosis were risk factors for progressive PCA stenosis after anterior revascularization (p < 0.001 and p = 0.002, respectively). Posterior circulation revascularization surgery, including OA-PCA bypass, was performed in 9 of the 12 patients with progressive PCA stenosis, all of whom showed symptomatic and/or radiological improvement.CONCLUSIONSPCA stenosis is an important clinical factor related to poor prognosis in pediatric MMD. One should be aware of the possibility of progressive PCA stenosis during the postoperative follow-up period and consider performing posterior circulation revascularization surgery.

scholarly journals Treatment of aneurysms in patients with moyamoya disease: a 10-year single-center experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 128 (6) ◽  
pp. 1813-1822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Ni ◽  
Hanqiang Jiang ◽  
Bin Xu ◽  
Yu Lei ◽  
Heng Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moyamoya Disease ◽  
Posterior Circulation ◽  
Cerebral Revascularization ◽  
Endovascular Coiling ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Anterior Circulation ◽  
Main Trunk ◽  
Aneurysm Embolization ◽  
Peripheral Aneurysms

OBJECTIVEMoyamoya disease (MMD) is occasionally accompanied by intracranial aneurysms. The purpose of this study was to delineate the efficacy of the authors’ current surgical strategy in the management of MMD-associated aneurysms of different types.METHODSBetween January 2007 and March 2016, a consecutive cohort of 34 patients with 36 MMD-associated aneurysms was enrolled in this prospective single-center cohort study. The lesions were classified as peripheral (17 aneurysms) or main trunk aneurysms (13 in the anterior circulation and 6 in the posterior circulation). For the peripheral aneurysms, revascularization with or without endovascular treatment was suggested. For the main trunk aneurysms, revascularization alone, revascularization with aneurysm clipping, or revascularization with aneurysm embolization were used, depending on the location of the aneurysms.RESULTSOf the peripheral aneurysms, 4 were treated endovascularly with staged revascularization, and 13 were treated solely with cerebral revascularization. Of the 13 main trunk aneurysms in the anterior circulation, 10 were clipped followed by revascularization, and 3 were coiled followed by staged cerebral revascularization. Of the 6 main trunk aneurysms in the posterior circulation, 4 underwent endovascular coiling and 2 were treated solely with revascularization. One patient died of contralateral intracerebral hemorrhage 6 months after the operation. No other patients suffered recurrent intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral ischemia, or aneurysm rupture. An angiographic follow-up study showed that all the bypass grafts were patent. Complete occlusion was achieved in all 21 aneurysms that were clipped or embolized. Of the remaining 15 aneurysms that were not directly treated, 12 of 13 peripheral aneurysms were obliterated during the follow-up, whereas 1 remained stable; 1 of 2 posterior main trunk aneurysms remained stable, and the other became smaller.CONCLUSIONSThe authors’ current treatment strategy may benefit patients with MMD-associated aneurysms.

scholarly journals Disappearance of a ruptured distal anterior choroidal artery aneurysm following surgical revascularization for moyamoya disease with hemorrhagic onset

Nosotchu ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keisuke Toyoda ◽  
Shuji fukuda ◽  
Shunsuke Ishizaka ◽  
Tomonori Takeshita ◽  
Kentaro Hayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moyamoya Disease ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Anterior Choroidal Artery ◽  
Surgical Revascularization ◽  
Anterior Choroidal ◽  
Choroidal Artery

scholarly journals “True Fetal Posterior Cerebral Artery”: Rare Variant Mimics AVM on MRI

Neurographics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-74
Author(s):  
E.L. Perez ◽  
A. Wang ◽  
P. Meyers
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Artery ◽  
Posterior Cerebral Artery ◽  
Cerebral Arteries ◽  
Cerebral Vasculature ◽  
Brain Arteriovenous Malformation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Imaging ◽  
Anterior Choroidal ◽  
Rare Anatomic Variant ◽  
Choroidal Artery

A “true fetal posterior cerebral artery” is an extremely rare anatomic variant of the cerebral vasculature in which 2 independent posterior cerebral arteries are present; 1 arises from a persistent large primitive anterior choroidal artery and a second arises in the usual fashion. This case report demonstrates this diagnosis made using cerebral angiography in a young woman with nonspecific headaches whose MR imaging brain scan was originally interpreted as a brain arteriovenous malformation or dural arteriovenous fistula. Given the rarity of a true fetal posterior cerebral artery, awareness of this entity may make it discernible on cross-sectional imaging. In addition, it is important to be able to recognize this angiographically because this variant supplies posterior cerebral structures and should not be embolized.

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