Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy- Related Inflammation: A Case Report and Literature Review
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-RI) is an encephalopathy caused by inflammation of β-amyloid peptide deposition in cerebrovascular vessels. It is a rare disease that mainly occurs in the elderly and is characterized by rapidly progressive dementia, headache, seizures, and foc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Radiology
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2022.0113 |
| Summary: | Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-RI) is an encephalopathy caused by inflammation
of β-amyloid peptide deposition in cerebrovascular vessels. It is a rare disease that mainly occurs
in the elderly and is characterized by rapidly progressive dementia, headache, seizures, and focal
neurologic deficits. CAA-RI can demonstrate characteristic brain MRI findings and can be reversed
by steroids or other immunosuppressive therapies. Here, we report a case of CAA-RI, which was initially
misdiagnosed as a subacute infarction but was diagnosed while reviewing follow-up brain MRI
images, and spontaneous remission was achieved. |
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| ISSN: | 2951-0805 |