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Neuroimaging Demonstration of Evolving Small Vessel Ischemic Injury in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a small to medium vasculopathy most commonly associated with symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage and microbleeds. Summary of Case- We present a patient with cerebral microbleeds and likely amyloid angiopathy with evolving ischemic lesions visualized on diffusion-weighted imaging. CONCLUSIONS: This case captures with serial MRI the evolving and dynamic nature of cerebral amyloid angiopathy and particularly illustrates the subclinical, yet progressive, ischemic aspects of this vasculopathic process.

Source: Stroke

DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.552935

Authors: Ravi S. Menon, Chelsea S. Kidwell

Institutions: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, National Institutes of Health, Georgetown University, Washington Hospital, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Language: English

Topic: Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences