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Senile cerebral amyloid angiopathy |
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| Alternative Names: |
| Amyloidosis - cerebral |
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| An examination shows focal neurologic deficits (brain function changes) that reflect the location of the bleeding. If there is a history of dementia, lobar hemorrhage may be suspected. A CT scan or MRI of the head shows lobar intracerebral hemorrhage. Often, MRI or CT scan will show evidence of prior bleeding episodes that may or may not have been noticed. An angiography of the brain may be used to rule out arteriovenous malformation or aneurysm as the cause of the bleed. Senile cerebral amyloid angiopathy is not specifically diagnosed until after death, when a postmortem biopsy reveals amyloid deposits in the blood vessels of the brain. |
Amyloidosis on the fingers |
Arteries of the brain |
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