[Cerebral amyloid angiopathy].
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is characterized by deposition of cerebrovascular amyloid protein in the media of leptomeningeal vessels. (amyloid B protein, cystatin C, transthyretin, gelsolin, and prion protein). It is a cause of cerebrovascular disorders including cerebral hemorrhage, cognitive impairment and unusually transient neurological symptoms. It is the main contributing factor to cerebral hemorrhage after hypertension in the elderly. We aimed to review epidemiological, pathophysiological and clinical and MRI imaging data in CAA.
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Unité Cérébrovasculaire, Pr P Trouillas, Hôpital Neurologique et Neurochirurgical Pierre Wertheimer, Bron.
Hermier
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Jouvet
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Nighoghossian
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D016657:Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans