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ReviewNagoya journal of medical science2023

Surgical revascularization for quasi-moyamoya disease associated with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome: a case report and literature review.

Yuki Kubota, Yoshiki Hanaoka, Jun-Ichi Koyama, Yusuke Takahashi, Nagaaki Katoh, Mai Iwaya, Yu Fujii, Toshihiro Ogiwara, Tetsuyoshi Horiuchi

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Review in Nagoya journal of medical science, 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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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuki KubotaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Yoshiki HanaokaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Jun-Ichi KoyamaNeuroendovascular Therapy Center, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
Yusuke TakahashiDepartment of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Nagaaki KatohDepartment of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Mai IwayaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
Yu FujiiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Toshihiro OgiwaraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Tetsuyoshi HoriuchiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Shinshu University · JPShinshu University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes) syndrome is a rare multisystem disease characterized by plasma cell dyscrasia and overproduction of vascular endothelial growth factor, which is related to disease activity. Recent treatment strategies have improved survival of patients suffering from this disorder; however, ischemic stroke remains a poor prognostic factor. POEMS patients with ischemic stroke frequently develop cerebral large artery stenosis/occlusion, followed by progressive stroke. Post literature review, we present an ischemic stroke case of quasi-moyamoya disease linked with this syndrome that was successfully treated with surgical revascularization. A 41-year-old woman diagnosed with POEMS syndrome developed progressive ischemic stroke due to quasi-moyamoya disease, despite decreased vascular endothelial growth factor level with lenalidomide and dexamethasone treatment. She underwent superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery bypass with encephalo-duro-myo-synangiosis bilaterally. The postoperative course was uneventful. Two years and five months after the stroke, neuroimaging demonstrated bypass patency, neovascularization after encephalo-duro-myo-synangiosis, and no recurrence of stroke. Our case is the first to report successful surgical revascularization for a POEMS patient. Surgical revascularization may be a useful treatment option for patients with quasi-moyamoya disease associated with POEMS syndrome, especially for those who develop refractory ischemic stroke despite reduced vascular endothelial growth factor level.

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Ischemic StrokeMonoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined SignificanceMoyamoya DiseasePOEMS SyndromeStrokeAdultFemaleHumansVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Acerebral infarctioncerebral revascularizationCrow–Fukase syndromeSTA-MCA anastomosisvascular endothelial growth factor

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PMID36923610
PMCPMC10009630
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