Cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a transient ischaemic attack mimic
| Autor: | Hawraman Ramadan, Amy Illsley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Subarachnoid hemorrhage business.industry General Medicine Subarachnoid Hemorrhage medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnosis Differential Clinical Practice Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Ischemic Attack Transient Radiological weapon medicine Humans Cerebral amyloid angiopathy Differential diagnosis Intensive care medicine business Cognitive impairment Aged |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Medicine. 14:255-259 |
| ISSN: | 1473-4893 1470-2118 |
| DOI: | 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-3-255 |
| Popis: | Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a commonly occurring condition that is not familiar to most clinicians. A common presenting feature may be transient focal neurological symptoms leading to the potential for clinical misdiagnosis as transient ischaemic attack. This may result in the inappropriate use of anti-platelets and anticoagulants or radiological misdiagnosis. It is also being increasingly recognised as an important cause of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage and cognitive impairment in the elderly. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy can be diagnosed based on clinical and radiological findings, but clinicians need a high index of suspicion to ensure appropriate investigations are requested. In this article we aim to cover the pathophysiology, clinical findings, radiological appearances and approach to management of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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