senile cerebral amyloid angiopathy…

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amyloidosis on the fingers, arteries, the brain, amyloidosis, cerebral, senile cerebral amyloid angiopathy is characterized by deposits of amyloid protein, in the walls, the arteries, the brain, increases the risk of bleeding, brain, hemorrhagic stroke, senile cerebral amyloid angiopathy, cause of lobar intracerebral hemorrhage, bleeding, localized area, the brain, a form of stroke, elderly, multiple episodes of bleeding, occur, a period of many months, symptoms occur, bleeding, in the brain harms brain tissue, amyloid protein is deposited, in the arterial walls, the brain, no deposits elsewhere, major risk factor is age, incidence is much greater in people older than 60, headache, focal, localized to a specific part, the head, vomiting, dementia, loss of cognitive ability, drowsiness, neurologic changes, variable, sudden in onset, double vision, decreased vision, speech difficulties, confusion, delirium, weakness, paralysis, sensation changes, loss of sensation in an area, seizures, stupor, coma, an examination shows focal neurologic deficits, brain function changes, reflect the location, the bleeding, history of dementia, lobar hemorrhage suspected, a ct scan, mri, the head shows lobar intracerebral hemorrhage, mri, ct scan, evidence of prior bleeding episodes, not have been noticed, an angiography, the brain, rule out arteriovenous malformation, aneurysm, the bleed, senile cerebral amyloid angiopathy is not specifically diagnosed, after death, a postmortem biopsy reveals amyloid deposits, in the blood vessels, the brain, no known effective treatment, treatment is supportive, the control of symptoms, rehabilitiation is needed, weakness, clumsiness, physical, occupational, speech therapy, patients, good candidates, medications, improve memory, progressive, cannot be definitively diagnosed in most cases, after death, lobar intracerebral hemorrhage, repeated episodes, dementia, seizures, hydrocephalus, "water on the brain", is any sudden loss of movement, sensation, vision, speech, impairments, indicate a loss of neurologic functions.