title: Diffuse Proliferative Cerebral Angiopathy: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Diffuse proliferative cerebral angiopathy is a distinct entity from cerebral arterio-venous malformations; characterized by multiple small arterial feeders and draining veins with normal brain parenchyma seen in-between the abnormal vessels. It is usually seen in younger age group. Here we report a case of diffuse cerebral proliferative angiopathy in a 78-year-old female patient along with discussion of the neuro-imaging findings and review of the literature. It is important to recognize this entity to avoid aggressive surgery or intervention and thus preventing permanent damage to the normal intermingled brain tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National University hospital, Singapore.
authors.lastname: Rohit
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National University hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Poh Sun
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Goh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D059345:Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Diffuse proliferative angiopathy; arteriovenous malformation; cerebral; epilepsy; hereditary syndrome; radiology