Active clinical trials for "Moyamoya Disease"

Seldinger technique is a minimally invasive technique in which the practitioner accesses the target vessel with a small bore needle, then dilates to the size required for the catheter. Contrarily, modified Seldinger technique(guiding sheath-over-the-needle technique) use needle that is covered with guiding sheath. Both technique is widely used in central venous catheterization, however, few researches have been investigated to compare success rate or complications of both methods.

An extracranial-to-intracranial (EC-IC) revascularization is the most widely used treatment to improve cerebral perfusion in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD), and it has been shown to reduce the risk of subsequent stroke and neurological deficit. However, perioperative changes in cerebral hemodynamics can induce fluctuations in cerebral perfusion that may lead to transient or irreversible neurological deficits. Our preliminary single-center study suggests that postoperative intravenous administration of dl-3-n-butylphthalide (NBP) may alleviate perioperative neurological deficits and improve the neurological outcomes after EC-IC revascularization for MMD. This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, single-controlled, add-on to standard of care study of NBP in patients with MMD of high risk for ischemic cerebrovascular events after EC-IC revascularization surgery.

The purpose of this study is to detect the association between RNF213 variants and collateral vessels in patients with moyamoya disease.

The purpose of this study is to determine if people with moyamoya disease who have insufficient blood flow are at a higher risk for stroke.

Moyamoya disease is a chronic cerebrovascular disease，The typical pathological manifestations are the stenosis or occlusion of the distal internal carotid artery and/or middle cerebral artery, and the proximal anterior cerebral artery. Meanwhile, the abnormal vascular net, which is the smokey vessel, occurs at the bottom of the brain. Currently the pathogenesis of this disease is unknown. Limited studies have reported the expression of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in moyamoya disease, but the results were inconsistent. Some investigators believe that the number of EPCs in peripheral blood of patients with moyamoya disease is increased, while others believe that the number of EPCs in peripheral blood of moyamoya patients is reduced. Therefore, the investigators need to find a more accurate detection method to confirm the growth of EPC in patients with moyamoya disease. At the same time, whether there is endothelial injury in patients with smoke disease, and the expression of endothelial cells (CEC) in patients with smoke disease, there is no research on this aspect at home and abroad.

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a nonatherosclerotic cerebrovascular abnormality, characterized by a progressive stenosis or occlusion of the intracranial internal carotid arteries (ICAs) and their proximal branches, with subsequent formation of collateral vessels ("puff of smoke"). In some cases, the posterior circulation can also be involved. MMD has been discovered around the world, but Asians carry the most possibility to develop this disease. Current treatment designed to prevent strokes by improving blood flow to the affected cerebral hemisphere including medical therapy and surgery. In particular, surgery included two general methods: direct and indirect revascularization. Compared with direct bypass, indirect procedures are more technically accessible and may reduce the possibility of complications, such as hyperperfusion. In addition, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with derived parameters have shown great potential in evaluating perfusion in patients, and could possibly predict surgical outcome. However, there is still lack of evidence of the predictive value of MRI in evaluating clinical and angiography improvement in patients with MMD.

This study is to find out the association between gut microbiota and moyamoya disease.

The aim of this study is to investigate the proportion of patients with moyamoya disease among the patients who were diagnosed as having intracranial atherosclerotic stroke. To do this, biomarkers (gene and imaging) for moyamoya disease are tested and follow up angiography are performed during follow up (in selected patients).

EEG in moyamoya disease in children preoperatively

Moya Moya disease or syndrome ar characterized by a progressive or occlusion of the intracranial carotid arteries and their mainproximal branches, followed by the development of fragile neovessels at the base of the skull, leding to a high risk of both ischemic and hemorragic stroke over time. Moya Moya syndrome are associated to a variety of disease, which main frequent is sickle cell disease (SCD). Among patients with SCD who had suffered from at least one ischemic stroke, the prevalence of moya moya syndrome was estimated up to 43%. In general, therapeutic strategies in Moya Moya to prevent first ever ou recurrent stroke can be divided into conservative medical treatment and surgical revascularisation (direct bypass, indirect bypass or combined bypass). The aim of this study is to compare prognosis of patients with Moya Moya syndrome associated with sickle cell disease or not. The investigators retrospectiveluy analysed medical chart from 2010 to 2021 of patients with Moya Moya disease or syndrome at two French university hospitals (including a center of the french West Indies where prevalence of sickle cell disease is high). The diagnosis was based on angiography or MRI records showing uni- or bilateral stenosis of distal intracranial internal carotide arteries or middle cerebral arteries associated wirh classic collateral network. Main endpoint will be comparison of a composite outcome defined as time from Moya Moya diagnosis to first or recurrent stroke or bad prognosis achivement (defined by modified Rankin score >2)