Moyamoya syndrome: impaired hemodynamics on ECD SPECT after EEG controlled hyperventilation
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P Matheja1, M Weckesser, O Debus
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Münster University, Germany.
Background And Purpose:
Ischemic symptoms in children with Moyamoya syndrome are typically provoked by hyperventilation (HV) and are accompanied by the "re-build-up" phenomenon in EEG. The value of scintigraphic detection of HV-provoked perfusion deficits remains to be elucidated.
Patients And Methods:
In seven children with Moyamoya syndrome regional cerebral blood flow was assessed by 99mTc-ethyl-cysteine-dimer (ECD) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) after HV and under baseline conditions to identify ischemia prone regions.
Results:
Regional marked hypoperfusion after HV was found in all patients. Predominant perfusion deficits were detected in the frontal lobes.
Conclusion:
ECD SPECT is a potential tool for the preoperative evaluation of cerebral hemodynamics and for monitoring angiosurgical therapies in Moyamoya disease.
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