Senile Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Symptoms & Signs (Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Congophilic Cerebral Angiopathy, Cerebrovascular Amyloidosis)

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Alternate Names : Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Congophilic Cerebral Angiopathy, Cerebrovascular Amyloidosis

Symptoms only exist if there is an intracerebral hemorrhage. This bleeding into the brain usually causes sudden symptoms, including:

visual impairments, such as blindness or blurry vision

loss of ability to talk or talking in a way that doesn't make sense

loss of sensation on one side of the body

weakness or paralysis on one side of the body

seizures, which are caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain that may result in shaking or other symptoms

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Author: James Broomfield, MD
Reviewer: Adam Brochert, MD
Date Reviewed: 04/10/01

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