Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage. Report of a sporadic case in a young Chinese

M P Wong; T H Ng; K H Chan

doi:10.1016/0303-8467(91)90054-s

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage. Report of a sporadic case in a young Chinese

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1991;93(2):133-6. doi: 10.1016/0303-8467(91)90054-s.

Authors

M P Wong¹, T H Ng, K H Chan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong.

PMID: 1652394
DOI: 10.1016/0303-8467(91)90054-s

Abstract

A 49-year-old Chinese male with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage due to cerebral amyloid angiopathy is presented. This is the first case reported in the Chinese population, and the youngest patient described without a family history or associated mental disorder.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amyloidosis / complications*
Amyloidosis / pathology
Brain / blood supply*
Brain / ultrastructure
Brain Diseases / complications*
Brain Diseases / pathology
Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
Humans
Male
Meninges / blood supply
Meninges / pathology
Meninges / ultrastructure
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed