Srinagar, July 16 -- Department of Neurosurgery at SKIMS, Soura, has successfully performed the first direct vascular bypass surgery (STA-MCA) in Jammu and Kashmir for a patient suffering from Moya-Moya disease - a rare and progressive brain condition.

The complex six-hour procedure involved connecting a healthy blood vessel from outside the brain (superficial temporal artery) directly to a diseased vessel inside the brain (middle cerebral artery), allowing for immediate improvement in brain blood flow. The patient, an adult who had suffered multiple strokes due to the condition, was discharged in stable condition after a successful surgery with no complications.

Moya-Moya disease, mostly reported in East Asian countries like Japan, nar...