HEREDITARY CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE WITH AMYLOIDOSIS--DUTCH TYPE: MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FINDINGS IN 7 CASES
The clinical history and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings are presented of 7 patients with hereditary cerebral haemorrhage with amyloidosis—Dutch type (HCHWA-D). The diagnosis was based on clinical and genealogical data, was confirmed in 3 patients at autopsy and in 2 others by biopsy. Focal neurological signs, and at least some degree of global cognitive deterioration, were observed in all patients, with unequivocal dementia in 4. MRI showed haemorrhages and areas of gliosis and, to a variable extent, hyperintensity of the white matter in T2-weighted images. Neuropathological examina... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1990 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Articles |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27410997 |
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Link(s) : | http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/113/5/1251 |