Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation: An emerging disease

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 253-257

  Savoiardo, Mario ^a   Erbetta, A ^a   Di Francesco, J C ^b   Brioschi, M ^b   Silani, V ^c   Falini, A ^d   Storchi, G ^a   Brighina, L ^b   Ferrarese, C ^b   Ticozzi, N ^c   Messina, S ^c   Girotti, F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy; Edema; Inflammation; Microhemorrhages; MRI

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-40] ANTIBODY; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-42] ANTIBODY; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; AUTOANTIBODY; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY RELATED INFLAMMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MOOD DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPEECH DISORDER; STEROID THERAPY; VASCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 79958822300     PISSN: 19714009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140091102400214     Document Type: Article

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