Microvasculopathy is associated with the number of cerebrovascular lesions in hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch type
Microvasculopathy is associated with the number of cerebrovascular lesions in hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch type
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DOI:
10.1161/01.str.29.8.1588
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发表时间:
1998-08-01
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影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
van Duinen, SG
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作者:
Natté, R;Vinters, HV;van Duinen, SG
Background and Purpose-Microvascular changes such as microaneurysms and fibrinoid necrosis have been found in the presence of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). These CAA-associated microvasculopathies (CAA-AM) may contribute to the development of CAA-associated hemorrhages and/or infarcts, hereafter referred to as "cerebrovascular lesions." Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch type (HCHWA-D) is an autosomal dominant form of CAA, in which the amyloid angiopathy is pathologically and biochemically similar to sporadic CBA associated with aging and Alzheimer disease. To determine the significance of CAA-AM for CAA-associated cerebrovascular complications, we investigated the association between CAA-AM and cerebrovascular lesions in HCHWA-D patients.Methods-In a previous autopsy study we semiquantitatively scored CAA-AM in 29 HCHWA-D patients. In the present study we reviewed clinical charts and autopsy protocols of these same patients. We investigated whether CAA-AM was associated with age at death, number of cerebrovascular lesions, duration of clinical illness, hypertension, and atherosclerosis.Results-An association was found between CAA-AM and the number of cerebrovascular lesions (P=0.009). The presence of microaneurysmal degeneration was most strongly associated with the number of cerebrovascular lesions (P