Anaesthetic management of patients undergoing surgery for Moyamoya disease – our institutional experience

Background: Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a chronic cerebrovascular disorder, defined as the progressive stenosis or occlusion of the intracranial vessels. Because of the insecure cerebral circulation, these patients represent an anaesthetic challenge. Literature is scarce on the anaesthetic management...

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Main Authors: Vivek B. Sharma, Hemanshu Prabhakar, Girija Prasad Rath, Parmod K. Bithal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2348-0548.130399