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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation (CAA-rI): Three Heterogeneous Case Reports and a Focused Literature Review

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BRAIN SCIENCES
Volume 13, Issue 5, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13050747

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cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation; cerebral amyloid angiopathy; heterogeneous clinico-radiological presentations; review; patients; diagnostics; treatment

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Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-rI) is a reversible subacute encephalopathy, which is a rare variant of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). Diagnosis of this inflammatory vasculopathy is generally clinico-pathologic, but can be established based on current clinico-radiological diagnostic criteria. However, it is still inadequately recognized and treated. This study presents three patients diagnosed with probable CAA-rI and summarizes the literature data on this underdiagnosed immune-mediated vasculopathy.
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-rI) is a largely reversible, subacute encephalopathy, which is considered as a rare variant of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). Although the diagnosis of this inflammatory vasculopathy is generally clinico-pathologic, a probable or possible diagnosis can often be established based on current clinico-radiological diagnostic criteria. This is important since CAA-rI is considered as a treatable disorder, which most commonly occurs in the elderly population. Behavioral changes and cognitive deterioration are highlighted as the most common clinical signs of CAA-rI, followed by a heterogeneous spectrum of typical and atypical clinical presentations. However, despite the well-established clinical and radiological features incorporated in the current diagnostic criteria for this CAA variant, this rare disorder is still insufficiently recognized and treated. Here, we have shown three patients diagnosed with probable CAA-rI, with significant heterogeneity in the clinical and neuroradiological presentations, followed by different disease courses and outcomes after the introduction of immunosuppressive treatment. Moreover, we have also summarized up-to-date literature data about this rare, yet underdiagnosed, immune-mediated vasculopathy.

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