Rapidly reversible dementia in cerebral amyloid inflammatory vasculopathy.
This report discusses a biopsy proven case of cerebral amyloid angiopathy, with additional prominent vascular inflammatory features, characterized by a rapidly progressive dementia and leukoencephalopathy, where the clinical and radiological abnormalities resolved rapidly with minimal therapeutic intervention. We propose the term cerebral amyloid inflammatory vasculopathy (CAIV) to describe this condition.
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Department of Neurology, Addenbrooke's University Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK. kirstyharkness@yahoo.com
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D016657:Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D003907:Dexamethasone