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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: A Case Report and Literature Update

Serebral Amiloid Anjiopati: Olgu Sunumu ve Literatür Güncellemesi

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Clinical improvement can be expected from supportive management, monitoring hypertension, and steroid - immunosuppressive therapies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a condition characterized by accumulation of amyloid-beta peptide in the walls of the small and medium-sized arteries of the brain and leptomeninges.
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Key Findings & Data:CAA should be suspected in patients with lobar hemorrhage aged 65 years and over.
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Conclusion & Impact:Clinical improvement can be expected from supportive management, monitoring hypertension, and steroid - immunosuppressive therapies.
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Abstract

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a condition characterized by accumulation of amyloid-beta peptide in the walls of the small and medium-sized arteries of the brain and leptomeninges. This condition disrupts the structure of the vessel wall and makes it prone to bleeding. This is an important cause of intracerebral hemorrhage in elderly accompanying to Alzheimer’s disease or to a familial syndrome. Clinically, it usually presents with spontaneous lobar hemorrhage, as well as transient neurological signs, seizures, cognitive disorders, headache, incidental findings like microhaemorrhages and hemosiderosis observed on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Herein, we report a hypertensive patient diagnosed with CAA who presented with the complaints of balance disorder while walking. CAA should be suspected in patients with lobar hemorrhage aged 65 years and over. Surgical treatment should not be performed because it could worsen the condition. Clinical improvement can be expected from supportive management, monitoring hypertension, and steroid - immunosuppressive therapies.

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Serebral amiloid anjiopati (SAA), beyin ve leptomeninkslerin küçük ve orta çaplı damarlarında amiloid β peptit birikimi ile karakterize bir durumdur. Bu durum damar duvarı yapısını bozmakta ve kanamaya yatkın bir hale getirmektedir. İleri yaşta intraserebral hemorajinin önemli bir sebebidir. Genellikle sporadik olmakla birlikte, familyal bir sendroma veya Alzheimer hastalığına eşlik edebilir. Klinik olarak spontan lober hemoraji ile açığa çıkmakla birlikte; geçici nörolojik bulgular, nöbet, kognitif bozukluklar, baş ağrısı, manyetik rezonans (MR) görüntülemede rastlantısal mikrohemorajiler ve hemosiderozis bulguları ile gelebilir. Burada yürümede dengesizlik şikayeti ile başvuran hipertansif ve Serebral amiloid anjiopati tanısı konulan bir olgu sunulmaktadır. Altmış beş yaş üzerinde gelişen lober hemorajilerde yüksek insidansından dolayı SAA düşünülmeli, cerrahi yaklaşım kanama komplikasyonu sebebi ile düşünülmemelidir. Klasik İntraserebral hemoraji tedavisinde kullanılan ajanlar tedavide tehlikeli nükslere yol açabilmesinden dolayı kullanılmamalıdır. Destek tedavisi, hipertansiyondan kaçınılması ve immun süpresan-steroid tedavi ile klinik iyileşme beklenmelidir.

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KUTLU, O., ECİRLİ, Ş., AYGÜN, S., ÜNSAL, İ., KESKİN, M., SAKİN, A., BAŞTÜRK, A. (2015). Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: A Case Report and Literature Update. Haseki Tıp Bülteni, Cilt: 53 - Sayı: 1, 92–94. https://ajindex.com/articles/218183

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