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ArticleActa neurochirurgica2023

Two adult patients with moyamoya disease presenting with alexia with agraphia limited to kanji: can revascularization improve characteristic symptoms?

Sho Tsunoda, Tomohiro Inoue, Naoko Takeuchi, Takako Shinkai, Masafumi Segawa, Atsuya Akabane

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Article in Acta neurochirurgica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sho TsunodaDepartment of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22Shinagawa-Ku, Higashigotanda, Tokyo, 141-0022, Japan. s.tsunoda1024@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9217-8575
Tomohiro InoueDepartment of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22Shinagawa-Ku, Higashigotanda, Tokyo, 141-0022, Japan.
Naoko TakeuchiDepartment of Rehabilitation, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Shinagawa-Ku, Higashigotanda, Tokyo, Japan.
Takako ShinkaiDepartment of Rehabilitation, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Shinagawa-Ku, Higashigotanda, Tokyo, Japan.
Masafumi SegawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22Shinagawa-Ku, Higashigotanda, Tokyo, 141-0022, Japan.
Atsuya AkabaneDepartment of Neurosurgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, 5-9-22Shinagawa-Ku, Higashigotanda, Tokyo, 141-0022, Japan.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with moyamoya disease (MMD) may exhibit higher brain dysfunction due to hypoperfusion, which may be ameliorated by revascularization. However, few studies have examined the relationship between cerebral perfusion and language function or the ameliorating effect of revascularization on language dysfunction. We present two cases with MMD who presented with alexia with agraphia, specifically for Japanese kanji. The patients had impaired perfusion in the left inferior temporal and lateral occipital lobes. Following superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass, the symptoms improved dramatically. Thus, correction of hypoperfusion may be effective even in adult patients with MMD presenting with language dysfunction.

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AgraphiaBrain DiseasesCerebral RevascularizationDyslexiaMoyamoya DiseaseVascular DiseasesAdultHumansAgraphiaAlexiaBypass surgeryLanguage dysfunctionMoyamoya diseasePerfusion

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