What Is Moyamoya?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
9. Medication
Medication for moyamoya disease will tend to revolve around helping to prevent seizures and strokes. This includes blood thinning medication that will help to prevent the flow of blood to the brain from being blocked. Anti seizure medication can also be prescribed in order to help prevent and control any seizures the patient might be experiencing.
Another type of medication often used to treat moyamoya include Calcium antagonists. These can help to prevent transient ischemic attacks, and can also help to reduce the severity of headaches. If medication is not able to treat the symptoms sufficiently then surgery may be deemed necessary.
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