Abstract P342: Histopathological Correlates of MRI-Visible Perivascular Spaces in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Autor: Leon P Munting, Whitney Freeze, Steven M. Greenberg, Ashley A Scherlek, Valentina Perosa, Anand Viswanathan, Susanne J. van Veluw
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Stroke. 52
ISSN: 1524-4628
0039-2499
DOI: 10.1161/str.52.suppl_1.p342
Popis: Perivascular spaces (PVS) are fluid-filled spaces surrounding cerebral blood vessels. MRI-visible, supposedly enlarged, PVS in the centrum semiovale (CSO) have been associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). PVS enlargement may be due to perivascular clearance impairments, potentially caused by increased amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation in the walls of vessels in the overlying cortex. We test this hypothesis, using MRI-guided histopathological examination of PVS in CAA autopsy cases. The cohort included 19 CAA (74.1±8.2y, 7F) and 5 non-CAA control cases (88.0±4.9y, 3F). Formalin-fixed hemispheres were scanned on a 3T MRI scanner, including a 500μm T2-weighted sequence. PVS enlargement was assessed in the CSO on in vivo and ex vivo MRI. In addition, local score of PVS enlargement was assessed in four pre-defined juxtacortical areas (Fig.A), using a semiquantitative score and on the corresponding histological sections (Fig.B). Severity of leptomeningeal and cortical CAA were assessed on adjacent Aβ-stained sections, using a semiquantitative scale.PVS enlargement was more severe in CAA cases compared to controls, both on in vivo and ex vivo MRI (p
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