Cerebral amyloid angiopathy related inflammation: Three case reports and a review

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-26

  Chung, Kong Khi ^a   Anderson, Neil E ^a   Hutchinson, David ^a   Synek, Beth ^a   Barber, P Alan ^a,b  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATION; LEPTOMENINX; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS;

EID: 78650512458     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.204180     Document Type: Article

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