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Mar 31, 2020

[Amyloid β-related angiitis presenting extensive brain involvement without detection of hemorrhagic lesions: A case report].

Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology
  • Yuya Hatano
  • ,
  • Akihiro Sugai
  • ,
  • Takuma Yamagishi
  • ,
  • Akihiro Nakajima
  • ,
  • Akiyoshi Kakita
  • ,
  • Osamu Onodera

Volume
60
Number
3
First page
187
Last page
192
Language
Japanese
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001340

In amyloid β-related angiitis, cortical or subcortical microbleeding or cortical superficial siderosis supports clinical diagnosis. However, here we present a 75-year-old female case of amyloid β-related angiitis that did not initially show these lesions. The patient developed right homonymous hemianopia and aphasia, and subsequently became comatose. Her brain lesions progressed extensively from the left occipital lobe to the bilateral cerebral hemispheres, with diffused leptomeningeal lesions and scattered DWI high-intensity lesions. After pathological diagnosis, steroid treatment improved her symptoms as well as imaging findings. No hemorrhagic lesions were detected in the T2*-weighted imaging performed before treatment. However, susceptibility-weighted imaging performed after treatment showed a number of lesions with microbleeding. The clinical features of amyloid β-related angiitis that do not show hemorrhagic lesions at onset should be investigated for rapid therapeutic intervention in the future.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001340
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32101841
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  • DOI : 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001340
  • Pubmed ID : 32101841

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