The purpose of this study is to comprehensively evaluate the risk factors for cognitive decline in patients with moyamoya disease, identify imaging target areas associated with cognitive damage in the brain, and explore the changes in brain structure and functional networks resulting from cerebral revascularization, as well as their relationship with cognitive improvement.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* The admission cerebral angiography (DSA) examination fulfills the diagnostic criteria for moyamoya disease.
* Please sign the informed consent form.
* Participants must be between 18 and 60 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with concurrent atherosclerosis, autoimmune diseases, meningitis, brain tumors, Down syndrome, craniocerebral trauma, prior radioactive head irradiation, or hyperthyroidism, which may result in secondary cerebrovascular lesions leading to symptoms associated with smoke syndrome.
* Individuals younger than 18 years or older than 60 years.
* Those with contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging.
* Patients who are unable to complete cognitive brain assessments
Primary outcome measure(s)
Change in composite score of neurocognitive function at 6 months after treatment. — 6 months during follow-up The composite score of neurocognitive function, including Weschsler Adult Intelligence Scale-4th Edition (WAIS-IV), MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT), Rey-Osterrieth complex figure (ROCF), Trail Making Test (TMT), Stroop test, Verbal Fluency Test (VFT), and Boston Naming Test (BNT) will be collected before and 6 months after treatment.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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