Abstract
Background and purpose:
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a small to medium vasculopathy most commonly associated with symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage and microbleeds. Summary of Case- We present a patient with cerebral microbleeds and likely amyloid angiopathy with evolving ischemic lesions visualized on diffusion-weighted imaging.
Conclusions:
This case captures with serial MRI the evolving and dynamic nature of cerebral amyloid angiopathy and particularly illustrates the subclinical, yet progressive, ischemic aspects of this vasculopathic process.
MeSH terms
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Arterioles / pathology
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Arterioles / physiopathology
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Brain / blood supply
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Brain / pathology
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Brain / physiopathology
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Brain Ischemia / diagnosis*
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Brain Ischemia / etiology*
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Brain Ischemia / physiopathology
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Causality
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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / complications*
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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / diagnosis*
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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / physiopathology
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Cerebral Arteries / pathology*
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Cerebral Arteries / physiopathology
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Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis
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Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology
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Cerebral Hemorrhage / physiopathology
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Clinical Protocols
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Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
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Disease Progression
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Humans
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods
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Male
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Microcirculation / physiology
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Middle Aged
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Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
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Risk Assessment
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Risk Factors
Substances
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
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Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors