title: [Inflammation as part of cerebral amyloid angiopathy disguised as a tumour].
abstract: A male with probable cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)-related inflammation presented with headache and subacute hemi-paresis. After admission he developed a disturbance of consciousness and a CT brain scan showed oedema with significant midline shift. He was treated with corticosteroids with prompt clinical improvement. A MR brain scan after treatment showed confluent T2-weighted lesions, microbleeds and regression of oedema. The patient was discharged in habitual status. During withdrawal of corticosteroids he showed clinical and radiological signs of relapsing CAA-related inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Neurologisk Afdeling, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev. sonjadesiree@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holm-Yildiz
authors.forename: Mai Bang
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: Bodil
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Damgaard
authors.forename: Hanne
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mørk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016657:Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate