The Role of Amyloid PET in Diagnosing Possible Transmissible Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in Young Adults with a History of Neurosurgery: A Case Series | Zendy

Laura Michiels | Zendy; Donatienne Van Weehaeghe | Zendy; Rik Vandenberghe | Zendy; Jelle Demeestere | Zendy; Koen Van Laere | Zendy; Robin Lemmens | Zendy

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The Role of Amyloid PET in Diagnosing Possible Transmissible Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in Young Adults with a History of Neurosurgery: A Case Series

Author(s) -

Laura Michiels,

Donatienne Van Weehaeghe,

Rik Vandenberghe,

Jelle Demeestere,

Koen Van Laere,

Robin Lemmens

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

cerebrovascular diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221

H-Index - 104

eISSN - 1421-9786

pISSN - 1015-9770

DOI - 10.1159/000514139

Subject(s) - cerebral amyloid angiopathy , medicine , amyloid (mycology) , neurosurgery , pathological , pittsburgh compound b , pathology , dementia , epidemiology , neuroimaging , disease , pediatrics , surgery , psychiatry

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a common cause of cerebrovascular disease in the elderly. There is accumulating evidence suggestive of transmissibility of β-amyloid resulting in amyloid pathology at younger age. According to the Boston criteria, defining CAA in patients <55 years requires histological evidence which may hamper diagnosis. We explored the role of amyloid PET in the diagnosis of possible transmissible CAA in young adults.

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