Hypertensive Microbleed as a Transient Ischemic Attack Mimic
Cerebral microbleeds have acquired increased attention as a silent marker of small vessel disease that carries an increased risk of hemorrhage. The etiology is believed to be either hypertension or amyloid deposition. Here, we present a case with a patient whose transient focal symptom most likely w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/348400 |
| Summary: | Cerebral microbleeds have acquired increased attention as a silent marker of small vessel disease that carries an increased risk of hemorrhage. The etiology is believed to be either hypertension or amyloid deposition. Here, we present a case with a patient whose transient focal symptom most likely was due to the occurrence of an acute microbleed, indicating that not all microbleeds are silent and that the cause of a transient ischemic attack is not always ischemic. |
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| ISSN: | 1662-680X |