A case of moyamoya disease diagnosed as cerebral infarction in the early postpregnancy period and surgically treated by bilateral revascularization after term delivery.

ABSTRACT

We treated a 37-year-old Japanese woman with moyamoya disease who developed cerebral infarction in the early period after pregnancy and had undergone infertility treatment. After being adequately informed, including regarding the risk of stroke in the perinatal period and the option to prioritize the treatment of moyamoya disease even if the pregnancy was interrupted, the patient decided to continue the pregnancy and underwent surgical treatment after a full-term delivery by caesarean section. No new stroke was observed throughout the perinatal period or postoperative course. Since serious stroke during the perinatal period has also been reported in moyamoya disease, it is important to plan "tailored" treatment by sufficiently informing patients considering individual backgrounds and for multiple medical departments, including obstetrics, neurology, and neurosurgery departments, to carry out close outpatient follow-up in the perinatal period and carefully careful medication usage and radiological examinations.