| Reversible acute leukoencephalopathy as a form of presentation in cerebral amyloid angiopathy. | |
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PMID: 19853861 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) may present as cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral infarction and periventricular white matter lesions. Reversible leukoencephalopathy is a rare manifestation of CAA. AIMS OF THE STUDY: To describe two patients with reversible acute leukoencephalopathy as the first manifestation of CAA. PATIENTS: Two consecutive patients were admitted to our neurology department with transient focal neurological symptoms. They showed reversible focal leukoencephalopathy on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). CAA was finally diagnosed in both, and pathologically confirmed in one. The latter patient showed multiple foci of petechial bleeding in the cortex and subcortex in T2-weighted GRE sequences, suggestive of CAA. CONCLUSION: Reversible acute focal leukoencephalopathy may be an infrequent clinical and radiological pattern of CAA. |
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Authors:
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L M Cano; S Mart?nez-Y?lamos; C Maj?s; M A Albert?; S Boluda; R Velasco; F Rubio |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2009-10-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the neurological sciences Volume: 288 ISSN: 1878-5883 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurol. Sci. Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-12-07 Completed Date: 2010-02-17 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375403 Medline TA: J Neurol Sci Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 190-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. lcano@bellvitgehospital.cat |
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Acute Disease Aged Brain / pathology* Brain Edema / etiology, pathology Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / pathology* Fatal Outcome Female Headache / etiology, pathology Humans Ischemic Attack, Transient / etiology, pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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