Table 2.
Clinical, radiological, and neurocognitive findings of each patient.
| Patient | Age | Type of Disease Unilateral/Bilateral |
Presenting Symptoms | Common Vascular Risk Factors Other Associated and Non-Associated Diseases |
Outcome mRS (Hospital Discharge→fu) Recurrence |
Brain Image (MRI-MRA/DSA) |
Cognitive Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/F | 28 | MMD-b | Stroke | No Congenital glaucoma |
mRS:4 | Acute ischemic lesion in inferior L—MCA + Subcortical chronic small ischemic lesions; High-grade stenosis of both ICA +steno-occlusive changes of ACA-MCA; Collaterals in BG | Impairment in executive functions, working memory. Basic language skills were preserved. |
| 2/F | 47 | MMD-b | Stroke | Hypertension Congenital cataract |
mRS:3→1 | Acute ischemic lesion in superior R—MCA; Steno-occlusive changes of both ICA; Leptomeningeal collaterals | Impairment in executive functions, language, episodic memory, working memory |
| 3/F | 41 | MMD-b | TIA | Hypertension Headache Ankylosing Spondylutis |
mRS:2 recurrent TIA (D.D focal seizure) |
No ischemic lesions; steno-occlusive changes of both ICA; Collaterals in BG |
Impairment in executive functions, language, visuospatial processing |
| 4/M | 54 | MMD-b | TIA | Dyslipidemia smoking |
mRS:0 | No ischemic lesions; High-grade stenosis of both ICA +steno-occlusive changes of ACA-MCA; Collaterals in BG/Sylvius | No impairment |
| 5/F | 44 | MMD-b | TIA→Stroke | Smoking Headache Asthma |
mRS:2 | Acute ischemic lesion in superior division of L—MCA; Subcortical chronic small ischemic lesions; High-grade stenosis of both ICA +steno-occlusive changes of ACA-MCA; Collaterals in BG | No assessment |
| 6/M | 44 | MMD-b | Subdural hematoma | No Poliomyelitis |
mRS:4 | Subcortical chronic small ischemic lesions (2001); Subcortical chronic small ischemic lesions (2019); Steno-occlusive changes of both ICA (2001)/Occlusion of both ICA (2019) | Impairment in executive functions, language, working memory |
| 7/F | 49 | MMD-u | TIA→Stroke | Hypertension Dyslipidemia Smoking |
mRS:2 | Acute ischemic lesion in superior L—MCA; High-grade stenosis of L ICA +steno-occlusive changes of ACA-MCA | Impairment in executive functions, language, episodic memory, working memory |
| 8/M | 43 | MMD-b | TIA→Stroke | Hypertension Dyslipidemia Smoking |
mRS:4→3 | Acute ischemic lesion in proximal L—MCA; High-grade stenosis of both ICA +steno-occlusive changes of ACA-MCA |
Impairment in executive functions, language, visuospatial processing |
| 9/F | 40 | MMD-b | TIA→Stroke | Dyslipidemia Graves’ disease |
mRS:3 recurrent small ischemic stroke |
Acute and chronic ischemic lesions in proximal L—MCA; Steno-occlusive changes of both ICA | Impairment in executive functions, language, working memory, visuospatial processing |
| 10/M | 47 | MMD-u | Stroke | Hypertension Dyslipidemia |
mRS:4→lost in fu | Acute ischemic lesion in proximal L—MCA; Occlusion of L MCA |
Impairment in language (assessment of the remaining domains unavailable) |
| 11/M | 42 | MMD-b | TIA→Stroke | Hypertension Smoking |
mRS:2→1 | Acute ischemic lesion in proximal R—MCA + small L- MCA cortical branch infarction; High-grade stenosis of both ICA +steno-occlusive changes of ACA-MCA |
Impairment in executive functions, language |
| 12/F | 39 | MMD-b | ICH | DM 1 | mRS:3 | Chronic deep hemorrhagic lesion bilaterally in BG; High-grade stenosis of both ICA +steno-occlusive changes of ACA-MCA; Collaterals in posterior circulation | No assessment |
F = female; M = male; MMD = Moyamoya disease; fu = follow-up; ICA = internal carotid artery; MCA = middle cerebral artery; ACA = anterior cerebral artery; BG = basal ganglia; D.D = differential diagnosis; TIA = transient ischemic attack; mRS = modified Rankin scale; DM = diabetes mellitus.