Understanding Moyamoya Disease: Pathophysiology and Surgical Management

This podcast discusses the preoperative, operative, and postoperative considerations for patients undergoing surgical treatment for moyamoya disease including: anatomy and pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, preoperative evaluation, anesthetic management, operative approach, and postoperative care. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon listening this podcast, learners will be able to: • Describe the anatomy and pathophysiology of moyamoya disease • Explain the common preoperative evaluation for surgery to treat moyamoya disease • Provide an anesthetic management plan to be used during surgery to treat moyamoya disease • Describe several operative approaches used to treat moyamoya disease • Anticipate the postoperative considerations following surgery to treat moyamoya disease AUTHORS Weston Northam, MD Shilito Clinical Staff Associate Boston Children's Hospital Edward Smith, MD, MBA Director, Pediatric Neurovascular Surgery Boston Children's Hospital Jessica Laird-Gion, MD Clinical Fellow in Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital Jennifer Perez, MD Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Boston Children's Hospital DATES Initial Publication: October 9, 2023. CITATION Northam W, Laird-Gion J, Soohey R, Marcley S, Marques B, Perez J, Smith ER, Wolbrink TA. Moyamoya. 10/2023. OPENPediatrics. Online Course. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/5472/moyamoya-disease. Video: https://youtu.be/2PWwtLTZAUs. Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/moyamoya-disease/s-H6ggQgYd6xw. Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support nor control any related videos in the sidebar, these are placed by YouTube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.