Mainly subarachnoid amyloid angiopathy with pseudotumoral course

Highlights • Type 2 CAA mainly affects subarachnoid vessels. • Pseudotumoral course is possible in mainly subarachnoid CAA cases. • MRI may show meningeal enhancement and superficial siderosis but no microbleeds. • True vasculitis may not be demonstrated on the neuropathological examination.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2016-02, Vol.141, p.89-91
Hauptverfasser:	Emilio, Franco-Macías, Nuria, Cerdá-Fuertes, Eloy, Rivas-Infante, Florinda, Roldán-Lora, Rainiero, Ávila-Polo, Francisco, Moniche
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biopsy Cerebral amyloid angiopathy Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy - complications Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy - diagnosis Edema Female Hemorrhage Humans Microbleeds Neurology Neuropathology Neurosurgery Patients Pseudotumor Cerebri - complications Pseudotumor Cerebri - diagnosis Pseudotumoral Steroids Subarachnoid Subarachnoid Space - blood supply Subarachnoid Space - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Type 2 CAA mainly affects subarachnoid vessels. • Pseudotumoral course is possible in mainly subarachnoid CAA cases. • MRI may show meningeal enhancement and superficial siderosis but no microbleeds. • True vasculitis may not be demonstrated on the neuropathological examination.
ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.12.006