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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

兒童Moyamoya疾病：病例報告

Abstract

This work describes motor, cognition and emotional problems in a child with Moyamoya disease before and after rehabilitation. Following comprehensive rehabilitation, the girl achieved improved gross motor, fine motor, cognition and emotional control. Moyamoya disease is an important cause of childhood ischemic stroke. Moyamoya disease has a bimodal age distribution, with one group of pediatric age (around first decade of life), and a second group of adults in the 30 to 40-year-old age range. Moyamoya disease involves progressive idiopathic stenosis and eventual occlusion of the large cerebral arteries at the circle of Willis. The pathogenesis of Moyamoya disease remains unclear. The typical angiographic finding is dilated perforating arteries with the appearance of an ambiguous puff of smoke. Treatment can be medical or surgical. Compared with adult stroke patients, infants and young children have additional rehabilitation consirerations. Developmental issues create additional rehabilitation considerations in infants and young children with Moyamoya disease. The effects of stroke are long lasting and can significantly impact child development. Therefore, individualized therapeutic programs appear beneficial for improving function in children with Moyamoya disease.

Language

English

First Page

225

Last Page

230

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