Tuesday, February 23, 2016

White matter hyperintensity patterns

in cerebral amyloid angiopathy and hypertensive arteriopathy.  Neurology; 2016; 86: 505-511.  Authors Charidmou A, Boulouis G, Haley K, et al.
 
Authors studied 319 patients with cerebral amyloid angioapthy and 137 with hypertensive arteriopathy for different patterns of white matter hyperintensity in the two diseases. 
 
Results showed that the presence of multiple subcortical spots was higher in the CAA group, and the peribasal ganglia WMH pattern was more prevalent in the HA group.  Multiple spots was associated with presence of cortical cerebral microbleeds.

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