Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA): non-haemorrhagic features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA): non-haemorrhagic features. Multiple subcortical white matter hyperintensities (WMH), Silent acute ischaemic lesions.
Ischaemic features
- Multiple subcortical white matter hyperintensities (WMH)
- Silent acute ischaemic lesions
- Small vessel disease (SVD)
- Lobar lacunes: unlike deep lacunes of hypertension
Pseudotumours
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Other non-haemorrhagic features
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Amyloid PET scan features
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Acronym
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References
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- Mehndiratta P, Manjila S, Ostergard T, Eisele S, Cohen ML, Sila C, Selman WR. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-associated intracerebral hemorrhage: pathology and management. Neurosurg Focus 2012; 32:E7.
- Charidimou A, Boulouis G, Haley K, et al. White matter hyperintensity patterns in cerebral amyloid angiopathy and hypertensive arteriopathy. Neurology 2016; 86:505-511.
- Boulouis G, Charidimou A, Jessel MJ, et al. Small vessel disease burden in cerebral amyloid angiopathy without symptomatic hemorrhage. Neurology 2017; 88:878-884.
- Biffi A, Halpin A, Towfighi A. Aspirin and recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage in cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Neurology 2010; 75:693–698.
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