Amyloid-beta-related angiitis: a treatable rapidly progressive dementia.
Pract Neurol
; 22(3): 228-230, 2022 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-35264447
ABSTRACT
A 73-year-old woman developed cognitive decline over 1 year. MR scan of the brain showed a focal asymmetrical leukoencephalopathy involving the right frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobes. Extensive laboratory investigations found no cause but brain biopsy identified amyloid-beta-related angiitis (ABRA), a potentially treatable cause of rapid-onset dementia. We gave intravenous methylprednisolone and then two courses of intravenous cyclophosphamide, after which her cognitive skills gradually but significantly improved over several months.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vasculitis
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Demencia
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pract Neurol
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido