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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2006;39(6): 447-450. |
Multiple Recurrent Cerebral Hemorrhages Related to Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy with Arterial Hypertension. |
Jae Hyun Jung, Dong Ah Shin, Tae Sik Gong, Chang Young Kwon |
Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea. cistern@hanmail.net |
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ABSTRACT |
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy(CAA) is characterized by the deposition of amyloid beta-protein in the walls of small to medium-sized arteries of the leptomeninges and cerebral cortex. While often asymptomatic, CAA can develop into intracerebral hemorrhage facilitated by arterial hypertension. We report the case of a 52-year-old man with CAA and arterial hypertension who developed recurrent cerebral hemorrhages on three different occasions and in multiple non-overlapping loci over a period of nine years.
Based on our findings, we recommend brain biopsies for all patients undergoing evacuation of multiple recurrence or atypical pattern intracerebral hemorrhages. |
Key Words:
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy; Recurrent cerebral hemorrhages |
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