Rapidly reversible dementia in cerebral amyloid inflammatory vasculopathy

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-62

  Harkness, K A C ^a   Coles, A ^a   Pohl, U ^a   Xuereb, J H ^a   Baron, J C ^a   Lennox, G G ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloid angiopathy; Dementia; Leukoencephalopathy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL AMYLOID INFLAMMATORY VASCULOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; BRAIN; CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY; DEMENTIA; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0842265182     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1351-5101.2003.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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