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- Title
Outcome of cerebral amyloid angiopathic brain haemorrhage.
- Authors
Petridis, Athanasios K; Barth, Harald; Buhl, Ralf; Hugo, Heinz Hermann; Mehdorn, H Maximilian
- Abstract
Abnormal amyloid protein can be deposited in the wall of cerebral arteries leading to fragility and intracerebral haematoma in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Diagnosis can be done only histologically. The indication of surgically treating intracerebral haemorrhage caused by amyloid angiopathy is controversial. There are studies showing a high mortality and a high rate of recurrent bleeding. Others show almost no recurrent bleeding and a very low mortality and a third party states that even when recurrent intracerebral haemorrhage occurs, re-evacuation should be performed. In the present retrospective study a population of 99 patients suffering from cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related cerebral haemorrhage has been studied, to investigate the surgical outcome.
- Publication
Acta neurochirurgica, 2008, Vol 150, Issue 9, p889
- ISSN
0942-0940
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00701-008-0001-y