[Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and dementias].
Amyloid deposit in the brain causes neurologicaldiseases characterized by dementia. These depositsare constituted by fibrilar proteins with beta-planarshape whose origin is due to mutations, infectionsor exogenous alterations. Treatment of cerebralamyloid angiopathy depends on the cause and atpresent, the manipulation of the synthesis of theresponsible peptides, their chemical solubilizationor extraction outside of the nervous system, arebeing investigated.
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Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. jgyebenes@yahoo.com
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D016657:Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans