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Abstract Details

Moyomoya Syndrome Related to Right Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Stent Occlusion Causing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Neuro Trauma, Critical Care, and Sports Neurology
P16 - Poster Session 16 (5:30 PM-6:30 PM)
13-003
N/A
There have been rare cases of adult onset moyamoya syndrome associated with large middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), but there have been no reported cases of development of moyamoya syndrome following stent placement. This is a case of a patient with a secured right MCA aneurysm stent who developed moyamoya changes >5 years after stent placement presenting with SAH.
Case Report

59 year old female with history of hypertension and prior left MCA aneurysm status post stent assisted coiling (2007) and right MCA aneurysm (2010) status post stenting. She initially presented for surveillance imaging, which showed persistent aneurysmal occlusion, but was lost to follow-up in 2013. In October 2019 she presented with sudden onset vomiting followed by a headache, followed by rapid loss of consciousness. Imaging showed diffuse intraventricular hemorrhage with subarachnoid blood in the basilar cisterns, consistent with a modified Fisher 4 grade SAH. She was comatose with intact brainstem reflexes and extensor posturing. A conventional angiogram did not show a new aneurysm or recurrence of prior aneurysms but there was an occlusion of the right MCA distal to the internal carotid artery bifurcation with extensive collateralization with a moyamoya-like pattern seen in temporal lobe vessels. The SAH was thought to be the result of the moyamoya related changes with rupture of the collateral lenticulostriate vessels. She was managed medically in the intensive care unit however exam remained poor despite management of hydrocephalus.

Moyamoya-like collateralization and subsequent rupture of these collaterals can lead to SAH in patients with prior large artery aneurysms who have undergone intervention. Patients with large artery aneurysms that undergo intervention should be monitored closely with consideration for routine repeat vessel imaging. The duration of recommended repeat imaging is unclear at this time.
Authors/Disclosures
Pranusha Pinna, DO
PRESENTER
Dr. Pinna has nothing to disclose.
Lauren Koffman, DO, MS (Temple University Hospital) Dr. Koffman has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Law Firm. Dr. Koffman has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Walters Kluwer.
Tara A. Kimbrough, MD (Ochsner Medical Center) Dr. Kimbrough has nothing to disclose.
Lauren Koffman, DO, MS (Temple University Hospital) Dr. Koffman has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Law Firm. Dr. Koffman has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Walters Kluwer.