title: Hypertensive microbleed as a transient ischemic attack mimic.
abstract: Cerebral microbleeds have acquired increased attention as a silent marker of small vessel disease that carries an increased risk of hemorrhage. The etiology is believed to be either hypertension or amyloid deposition. Here, we present a case with a patient whose transient focal symptom most likely was due to the occurrence of an acute microbleed, indicating that not all microbleeds are silent and that the cause of a transient ischemic attack is not always ischemic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Claus Z
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Simonsen
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nielsen
keywords: Hypertension; Microbleed; Stroke; Transient ischemic attack mimic