Cortical superficial siderosis and intracerebral hemorrhage risk in cerebral amyloid angiopathy

Conclusions: Our findings indicate that cSS, particularly if disseminated, is associated with an increased risk of symptomatic lobar ICH in CAA. cSS may help stratify future bleeding risk in CAA, with implications for prognosis and treatment.

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Source: Neurology - November 4, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Charidimou, A., Peeters, A. P., Jager, R., Fox, Z., Vandermeeren, Y., Laloux, P., Baron, J.-C., Werring, D. J. Tags: MRI, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Intracerebral hemorrhage ARTICLE Source Type: research