FAQ



For Children


Q1     Is there limitation in exercise of gymnastics in school?

Q2     Is there limitation in music exercise in school?

Q3     Is there limitation in running or summer camp?

Q4    Is poor performance at school attributable to moyamoya disease?

Q5     Does speech disturbance improve?

Q6     Crying often causes ischemic episodes. What should we do?

Q7     Do Moyamoya patients who were diagnosed moyamoya disease during childhood develop hemorrhage when they grow up?

Q8     Does my child have to undergo bypass surgery?

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For Adults


Q1     I have got married. Is it safe to be pregnant?

Q2     Is it possible to return to the original work?

Q3     In my childhood, I have experienced mild ischemic episodes similar to the typical symptoms in moyamoya disease. Although I have not been to the hospital for examination and I have no such episodes today, should I undergo the examination of moyamoya disease?

Q4     Have anticonvulsants adverse effects on the fetus?

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For both children and adults


Q1     Although I have no ischemic episodes, headache continues. What should I do?

Q2     Even after the bypass surgery, I sometimes experience ischemic episodes. What can I do?

Q3     How often should I have MRI examination? How about electroencephalogram?

Q4     Which is the better surgical method between direct and indirect anastomoses?@What is the best surgical method?

Q5     Is it necessary to be prescribed with anti-convulsants or aspirin? How long?

Q6   Is cerebral angiography really required for the diagnosis and treatment of moyamoya disease?

Q7    Is moyamoya disease hereditary?

Q8   Is moyamoya disease infectious? How to prevent it.

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