Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation: A treatable cause of rapidly-progressive dementia

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Wengert, Oliver ^a   Harms, Lutz ^a   Siebert, Eberhard ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

AGED; APHASIA; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE DEMENTIA; STEROID THERAPY; VASCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY; DEMENTIA; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STEROIDS;

EID: 84858720148     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11010018     Document Type: Letter

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