[Cerebral amyloid angiopathy associated with inflammation].

We present seven cases with different courses of the disease and give an overview of the pathophysiology, clinical aspects and treatment of the disease with reference to the current literature. The cases presented show a very different and often difficult differential diagnostic clinical picture and all showed a significant improvement under steroid medication without signs of recurrence of the disease during the course. The recognition and early consistent treatment of inflammatory forms of CAA with and without direct inflammatory involvement of vessels can be decisive for successful treatment.
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Source: Der Nervenarzt - December 19, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Schaumberg J, Trauscheid M, Eckert B, Petersen D, Schulz-Schaeffer W, Röther J, Heide W Tags: Nervenarzt Source Type: research