Anesthetic Management of Moyamoya Syndrome Secondary to Sickle Cell Anemia
Moyamoya disease (MMD) is caused by stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery in brain, thereby reducing its blood supply. To augment blood flow, brain develops abnormal anastomotic vessels with deranged carbon dioxide reactivity and tendency to bleed. Moyamoya syndrome (MMS) is the name give...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1739349 |