(B) Strictly lobar, MeSH Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is presented with progressive deposition of amyloid proteins within the cortical and leptomeningeal arteries, which is a common pathology in the elder [1, 2].In recent years, studies show that coexisting inflammations found in CAA patients, such as vasculitis or perivasculitis, have been recognized as CAA-related inflammation (CAA-ri) []. Correspondence to: Dr. Jun Ni, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No 1, Shuaifuyuan, Dongdan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 10073, ChinaE-Mail: [emailprotected], How to cite this article: Wu JJ, Yao M, Ni J. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation: current status and future implications. Inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy: the overlap of perivascular (PAN-like) with vasculitic (A-related angiitis) form: an autopsy case. 7. CAA-RI consists of two subtypes: inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy and amyloid (A)-related angiitis. Cheng AL, Batool S, McCreary CR, Lauzon ML, Frayne R, Goyal M, et al. Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. [14] Previous studies have revealed that, compared with multiple sclerosis and healthy people, anti-A autoantibodies in the CSF of CAA-RI patients increased during the acute phase, which is consistent with what was observed in ARIA, supporting the aforementioned hypothesis of an A-induced immune response. . Martucci M, Sarria S, Toledo M, Coscojuela P, Vert C, Siurana S, et al. [9,10] Two pathological subtypes are now generally accepted: non-destructive perivascular inflammation (inflammatory CAA [ICAA]) and transmural or intramural inflammation (A-related angiitis [ABRA]). Other diagnostic indexes include the apolipoprotein E 4 allele, A and anti-A antibodies in cerebral spinal fluid and amyloid positron emission tomography. -, Yeh SJ, Tang SC, Tsai LK, Jeng JS. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the 33. Other synonyms used for this entity include cerebral amyloid inflammatory vasculopathy,amyloid angiopathy and granulomatous angiitis of the central nervous system,cerebral amyloid angiitis, primary angiitis of the central nervous system associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy associated with giant cell arteritis9. [4] With the development of imaging technology, more clinical silent patients are identified by the classic imaging abnormalities, including multiple strictly lobar cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), cortical superficial siderosis (cSS) or cortical subarachnoid hemorrhage, and cortical atrophy.[3]. 49. An intense perivascular inflammation with multinucleated giant cells is found in a minority of CAA patients, possibly those with an exaggerated inflammatory response to vascular leakages that occur from amyloid- laden arteries. 10. 2022 Apr;12(2):e4-e6. Growing numbers of patients have been reported with vascular inflammation associated with advanced cerebral amyloid angiopathy (59; 150). Acute or subacute onset of cognitive decline or behavioral changes is the most common symptom of CAA-RI. CMBs: Cerebral microbleeds; WMH: White matter hyperintensity. Xu YY, Chen S, Zhao JH, Chen XL, Zhang JW. The Inflammatory Form of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy or "Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation" (CAARI). Giant cell arteritis and arteriolitis associated with amyloid angiopathy in an elderly mongol. Melzer N, Harder A, Gross CC, Wolfer J, Stummer W, Niederstadt T, et al. Inflammatory Disorders of the Central Nervous System Vessels: Narrative Review. 50. WMH and vasogenic edema accompanied by a mass effect make brain tumors a highly suspected differentiation. SWI or T2: which MRI sequence to use in the detection of cerebral microbleeds? 36. 71. 19. These cases emphasize that CAA-RI is a diagnosis by exclusion. Kirshner HS, Bradshaw M. The Inflammatory Form of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy or "Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation" (CAARI). [46,47] A possible explanation for this finding is that, once an immune response to vascular amyloid protein is generated, it affects multiple regions of brain via the spread of antibodies. 1-6 It differs from more common noninflammatory forms of CAA . Moreover, ABRA was considered to be different from ICAA because it has the same vascular destructive pathological changes as PACNS. Inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a largely reversible inflammatory vasculopathy that develops in an acute or subacute fashion in reaction to amyloid protein deposition in the central nervous system blood vessels. It may also present with cognitive impairments, incidental . Leptomeningeal and parenchymal vessels should be scored separately. Search for Similar Articles [18] The clinical and radiological manifestations may be initially relieved after glucocorticoid therapy, but can relapse after withdrawal of steroids or during dose decrease. Thomas Tropea, Prasad Shirvalkar, Krithiga Sekar, Kyung-Wha Kim, Apostolos Tsiouris, Ehud Lavi, Alan Segal. Although CAA-RI is relatively rare at present, it may become more common in future with the improvement of diagnostic techniques. Moosavi B, Torres C, Jansen G. Case 232: amyloid--related angiitis. Sengoku R, Matsushima S, Murakami Y, Fukuda T, Tokumaru AM, Hashimoto M, et al. Additionally, although there is considerable overlap, inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy should be distinguished from amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA)that are seen in the setting of treatment with novel amyloid-lowering therapies such as monoclonal antibodies 13. [14] The dosage used is based on individual selection. Primary angiitis of the central nervous system. When the distinction is made, the difference lies in whether the inflammation is perivascular only (cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation or inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy) or also involves and destroys the vessel wall (amyloid -related angiitis). [32] In a systematic review, of the 142 cases with available data, 27.5% presented with both perivascular inflammation and vasculitis with granuloma formation, which is the most common pathological pattern. 14. A engulfed in macrophages can be observed at times. Course of cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation. 2022 Jul;9(7):1102-1103. doi: 10.1002/acn3.51596. Keywords: The presence of symmetric white matter lesions that extend to the immediately subcortical white matter would only meet the criteria for "possible" inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy 4. Wolters Kluwer Health Although originally defined as a clinicopathologic diagnosis, it can now often be diagnosed based on clinicoradiologic criteria, though confirmation with brain and meningeal biopsy is still required in some cases. Wermer MJH, Greenberg SM. Typical images of cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation. Chinese Medical Journal134(6):646-654, March 20, 2021. 6. modify the keyword list to augment your search. Mendona MD, Caetano A, Pinto M, Cruz e Silva V, Viana-Baptista M. Stroke-like episodes heralding a reversible encephalopathy: microbleeds as the key to the diagnosis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation-a case report and literature. Semin Arthritis Rheum. However, biopsy is invasive; consequently, some criteria for the diagnosis of CAA-RI have been based on clinical and radiological data. 4. Our clinical experience also supports this conclusion [Figure 1]. Medicine (Baltimore). Aghetti A, Sene D, Polivka M, Shor N, Lechtman S, Chabriat H, et al. PACNS usually occurs in younger patients (mean age, 45 years), while CAA-RI is common in slightly older people. [39] One patient with a history of Parkinson's disease (PD) was mistakenly thought to have developed the mental manifestation of PD when he presented with the symptoms of CAA-RI. A significant proportion of patients respond readily to treatment with corticosteroids, with or without a cytostatic agent,with improvement evident within a week or two of commencement of treatment. -, Wermer MJH, Greenberg SM. [22] Moreover, ischemic stroke is more common in PACNS than in CAA-RI,[24] and there have been only a few cases of patients with CAA-RI presenting with ischemic stroke. Sporadic cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a common age-related small vessel disease of the brain, characterized by progressive deposition of amyloid- peptide in the walls of small- to medium-sized arteries, arterioles, and capillaries of the cerebral cortex and overlying leptomeninges [ 1 ]. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy associated with inflammation: report of 3 cases and systematic. to maintaining your privacy and will not share your personal information without In particular, amiloid tracers revealed higher retention in CAA patients, correlation with cerebral bleed, the ability to differentiate between CAA and other related conditions (such as Alzheimer's disease) and a correlation with some cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers. Your message has been successfully sent to your colleague. 6. Shams S, Martola J, Cavallin L, Granberg T, Shams M, Aspelin P, et al. Due to the potentially reversible WMH in ICAA,[43] when clinical manifestations are present and findings on conventional MRI sequences are suggestive, it must be distinguished from PRES, which also has the characteristic of bilateral confluent T2 WMH, but is often associated with hypertension or other conditions. [19] Spontaneous remission has been reported in some cases,[7,71] the fundamentals of which are not yet known. At present, the main recommendation is that high-dose glucocorticoids should be used. 1. Copyright 2021 The Chinese Medical Association, produced by Wolters Kluwer, Inc. under the CC-BY-NC-ND license. 67. Disclaimer. The mechanism underlying CAA-RI remains unclear. Beta-APP42 may activate mononuclear phagocytes in the brain and elicit inflammatory responses. Traschtz A, Tzaridis T, Penner AH, Kuchelmeister K, Urbach H, Hattingen E, et al. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-28025, Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) with intracerebral, intraventricular hemorrhage and cerebral vasculopathy, Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA), amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA), progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), Cerebral amyloid inflammatory vasculopathy, Cerebral amyloid angiopathy related inflammation (CAA-ri), Cerebral amyloid angiopathy associated with giant cell arteritis. In addition, when starting the treatment, infection needs to be ruled out first, to avoid pervasion due to corticosteroid therapy. Key Diagnostic Features: 21. There are two recognized pathologically characterized variants: cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAAri) and A beta-related angiitis (ABRA). Andersen OM, Rudolph IM, Willnow TE. Moreover, amyloid deposits start in the cortical areas and spread to the hippocampal areas at a later stage [32,33]. Auriel E, Charidimou A, Gurol ME, Ni J, Van Etten ES, Martinez-Ramirez S, et al. Unable to process the form. Many diseases with similar clinical manifestations should be carefully ruled out. CAA can present on imaging as CAA (common), amyloidoma (uncommon), or inflammatory CAA (rare). Ng DW, Magaki S, Terashima KH, Keener AM, Salamon N, Karnezis S, et al. The APOE 4 allele is currently the only confirmed risk factor for CAA-RI. Acute or subacute onset of cognitive decline or behavioral changes is the most common symptom of CAA-RI. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy with related inflammation (CAA-RI) is an uncommon inflammatory subtype of CAA, with a variety of presentations that can mimic other focal and diffuse neurological disorders. 2016 May;95(20):e3613. Tumors including primary central nervous system lymphomas and metastases should be taken into consideration when making a diagnosis in such patients. Moosavi B, Torres C, Jansen G. Case 232: Amyloid -related Angiitis. -, Reid AH, Maloney AF. [11] The most commonly used immunosuppressants are cyclophosphamide (33.9%), azathioprine (5.0%), mycophenolate mofetil (5.0%), methotrexate, immunoglobulin, and so on. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is an increasingly important cause of hemorrhagic strokes in older adults, contributing to the growing vascular . Get new journal Tables of Contents sent right to your email inbox, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0, Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation: current status and future implications, Articles in Google Scholar by Juan-Juan Wu, Other articles in this journal by Juan-Juan Wu, China Association for Science and Technology, Chinese Medical Association (Sponsor of CMJ), Chinese Medical Association Publishing House, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, Privacy Policy (Updated December 15, 2022). Corticosteroid therapy in a patient with cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation. Auriel E, Charidimou A, Gurol ME, Ni J, Van Etten ES, Martinez-Ramirez S, Boulouis G, Piazza F, DiFrancesco JC, Frosch MP, Pontes-Neto OV, Shoamanesh A, Reijmer Y, Vashkevich A, Ayres AM, Schwab KM, Viswanathan A, Greenberg SM. [17] Steroid therapy is also effective during recurrence, but increased microbleeds may be detected with T2/SWI sequences in that case. [2527] ARIA is also divided into two categories: ARIA-E, which manifests as focal or confluent vasogenic edema on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence images, and ARIA-H, characterized by CMBs or cSS on T2-weighted gradient-echo/susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) sequence scans, corresponding to the image hallmarks of CAA-RI. In autopsy series, the estimated prevalence of CAA is high (20-40 % in nondemented subjects; 50-60 % in dementia) [1]. Pathogenetical subtypes of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage: designations by SMASH-U classification system. In the vast majority of cases (90%), microhemorrhages are present 1,2. In sporadic CAA, vascular amyloid is composed of the same 39- to 43-amino acid A peptide observed in the neuritic plaques of Alzheimer's disease (AD). [28] This strongly suggests that an immune response to A is responsible for CAA-RI. In addition to clinical symptoms and image findings, detection of genotypes, CSF biomarkers, such as anti-A autoantibodies, and amyloid PET may also provide diagnostic evidence and serve as tools for evaluating treatment efficacy. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is often asymptomatic, which can cause dementia, intracranial hemorrhage, or transient neurological events. First, ABRA has the same radiological characteristics as ICAA, which are not common in PACNS. 57. Lesions are usually unifocal but multifocal involvement is occasionally present at the time of diagnosis (~30%)1. Subcortical white matter will demonstrate usually a solitary area of low density with localized mass effect 1,2. Inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy is an uncommon cerebral amyloid deposition disease, closely related to the far more common non-inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy , and can present as areas of vasogenic edema. CAARI, also called amyloid--related angiitis, is a rare form of cerebral amyloid angiopathy with a predominantly vascular inflammation or angiitis. Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in patients with Alzheimer's disease treated with bapineuzumab: a retrospective analysis. (E) No significant changes with CMBs. The clinical manifestations of PACNS can also mimic the pattern of CAA-RI. Kang P, Bucelli RC, Ferguson CJ, Corbo JC, Kim AH, Day GS. (C) No enhancement was seen. 27. [11] The gold standard test for diagnosis is autopsy or brain biopsy. 72. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a condition in which proteins called amyloid build up on the walls of the arteries in the brain. 54. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a cerebrovascular disorder caused by the accumulation of cerebral amyloid- (A) in the tunica media and adventitia of leptomeningeal and cortical vessels of the brain. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000510. [17] In this review, cognitive decline was the most common clinical manifestation, accounting for 48%, followed by seizures (32%), headache (32%), encephalopathy (27%), presenting as confusion or disturbance of consciousness, weakness (16%), and aphasia (14%). Almost half of those with ARIA-E also developed ARIA-H, with co-located lesions. Multimodality Review of Amyloid-related Diseases of the Central Nervous System. [5] Unlike non-inflammatory CAA, acute or subacute onset of cognitive decline or behavioral changes are the most common symptom of CAA-RI. It is worth noting that CAA-RI is a diagnosis by exclusion. 2014 Aug;44(1):86-92. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.02.001. Typical images of cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation. Biopsy obtained from the white matter showed no evidence of inflammation in one case. Inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy is an uncommon cerebral amyloid deposition disease, closely related to the far more common non-inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy , and can present as areas of vasogenic edema. Auriel et al[13] updated the criteria in 2016, defined the WMH pattern specific for distinguishing between probable and possible CAA-RI, and proposed cSS as a marker of hemorrhage. 51 (2): 525-32. Third, A was engulfed by macrophages expressing MHC class II antigens near CD4+ T cells, suggesting that A plays a pathogenic role in inducing inflammation in ABRA. Probatory corticoid treatment resolved FLAIR changes . Moreover, the efficacy of treatment was evaluated by observational studies; consequently, more clinical trials and even randomized clinical trials are required. 13. Pathological changes within the cerebral vasculature in Alzheimer's disease: New perspectives. One case was initially suspected of PRES or cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and was treated with anticoagulant and steroid. Besides, the study did not propose a specific treatment or plan for further examination for patients meeting a diagnosis of possible CAA-RI. Since the treatment does not obviously harm the tumor, the response of the lesion to the given treatment can be observed to figure out whether it deteriorates as time goes by. [17,18] The main patient group is the elderly, with an average age of 67 at diagnosis; yet, this is still younger than that of CAA patients. Salvarani C, Brown RD Jr, Calamia KT, Christianson TJ, Huston J 3rd, Meschia JF, et al. 44. If only routine sequences are performed, it is easy to mistake WMH as the only image manifestation and consequently delay diagnosis and treatment. Primary central nervous system vasculitis: comparison of patients with and without cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Cases of an isolated leptomeningeal process on imaging are more commonly categorized as amyloid related angiitis, within the limitations of variable terminology noted above 6. Angiography does not reveal evidence of vasculitis involving the large- or medium-sized vessels 6. CAA-RI shares pathologic characteristics of CAA, which is A deposition in the cortical or leptomeningeal vessels, with positive Congo red staining. An individual with cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation who displayed involuntary movements. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. 2016 May;95(20):e3613. Brain MRI, particularly FLAIR and T2/SWI sequences, is the most important imaging modality for the identification of patients suspected of CAA-RI. There is currently no study giving recommendations on the choice of medication, dosage, and the time span of treatment. [9] Cells such as CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+ T lymphocytes, CD20+ B lymphocytes, and CD68+ monocytes, including macrophages (sometimes multinucleated giant cells) in the vessel wall and reactive astrocytes can be found in the surrounding parenchyma. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies [40] Whether the etiology of these comorbidities, such as autoimmunity, or their treatment, such as radiation therapy,[41] are related to CAA-RI requires further study. 3. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation in the immunosuppressed: a case report. Hence, in such cases, close follow-up should be performed. 1. The .gov means its official. CMBs: Cerebral microbleeds; WMH: White matter hyperintensity. 70. [2] CAA is clinically diverse. However, antibody titer determination kits are currently not commercially available and are still worth developing. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.04.042. [28] CAA-RI is thought to be a spontaneous ARIA, while ARIA is considered to be iatrogenic CAA-RI. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. Yamada M. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy: emerging concepts. HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help 47. [14] In addition to A deposition, CAA-RI also demonstrates pronounced perivascular or transmural inflammatory infiltration. Table 3. Keyword Highlighting Case of cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation - is the absence of cerebral microbleeds a good prognostic sign? Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China. [20] Currently, most evidence favors the hypothesis that inflammation is triggered by an autoimmune response to the deposited A protein. [2,1719] In addition, some researchers still believe that CAA-RI/ICAA and ABRA are two different disease entities. [33] Findings from several systematic reviews have shown that there is no obvious gender difference, but a slight male predominance was observed. doi: 10.5853/jos.2015.17.1.17. 39. Medicine (Baltimore). Amyloid-Beta Related Angitiis and Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome: A Case Report (P6.057). Clinical manifestations of cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation. Savoiardo M, Erbetta A, Storchi G, Girotti F. Case 159: cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation. In general, the same patient group affected by cerebral amyloid angiopathy is affected, and thus most patients are elderly, typically 60-80 years of age. The use of glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants improves prognosis. 7. However, clinicoradiological diagnostic criteria have been proposed for cerebral amyloid angiopathy related inflammation 4. at least one of these clinical features not directly attributable to an acute intracerebral hemorrhage: MRI with white matter hyperintensities (unifocal or multifocal, corticosubcortical or deep) that extend to the immediately subcortical white matter, at least one of these corticosubcortical hemorrhagic lesions: cerebral macrobleed, cerebral microbleed, or cortical superficial siderosis, absence of neoplastic, infectious, or other cause. your express consent. However, biopsy is invasive; consequently, most clinically diagnosed cases have been based on clinical and radiological data. There are also cases of CAA-RI patients reported with genotype APOE 2/2 and APOE 2/3. Findings supporting CAA-RI include patchy or confluent T2 hyperintensity of subcortical white matter lesions, which are mostly asymmetric, in addition to the presence of multiple, strictly lobar CMBs and cSS on T2 or SWI, which is also a typical finding in CAA [Figure 1]. Thus, amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) might be important for the diagnosis of CAA-RI, by showing sites with markedly elevated amyloid deposition.[11,52,53]. However, many authors interchange the terms "cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation" and "inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy," either encompassing of amyloid -related angiitis 8 or in distinction to it 3. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a kind of disease in which amyloid (A) and other amyloid protein deposits in the cerebral cortex and the small blood vessels of the brain, causing . Thus, it needs to be established whether excessive immune suppression would have an adverse effect on the long-term prognosis of patients. {"url":"/signup-modal-props.json?lang=us"}, Gaillard F, Sharma R, Deng F, et al. [44,45] However, sometimes the burden of CMBs is so obvious that hypointense lesions seen on SWI can also be identified on T2 or FLAIR images. 2015 Sep;24(9):e245-50. Scolding NJ, Joseph F, Kirby PA, Mazanti I, Gray F, Mikol J, et al. Immune activation in amyloid--related angiitis correlates with decreased parenchymal amyloid- plaque load. 32. Since there is no A deposition in the blood vessels supplying the spinal cord, symptoms of myelopathy have not been reported in ICAA and ABRA; thus, PACNS is a more likely diagnosis when symptoms involving the spinal cord occur. [62,63] Thus, it is very important to recognize the clinical and radiological properties of CAA-RI and bear some differential diagnoses in mind; those substantial differential diagnoses should be ruled out before CAA-RI was diagnosed. [6,66] In addition, these two conditions may be present concurrently. (2016) Medicine. Immunosuppressive therapy is effective both during initial presentation and in relapses. In an elderly patient with multiple white matter lesions and the appropriate clinical presentation, MR images depicting microhemorrhages may be the key to diagnosing cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation; finding the apolipoprotein E 4-4 genotype may strongly support the diagnosis. Careers. 2022 Nov;32(6):e13061. Epub 2014 Feb 11. J. Barakos, R. Sperling, S. Salloway, C. Jack, A. Gass, J.B. Fiebach, D. Tampieri, D. Melanon, Y. Miaux, G. Rippon, R. Black, Y. Lu, H.R. Ann Neurol 2013; 73:449. Anti-amyloid autoantibodies in cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation: implications for amyloid-modifying therapies. There is currently no long-term follow-up cohort to establish prognosis, and differences in prognoses associated with different therapies for different subtypes are worth investigating. 2020; 16:30-42. doi: 10.1038/s41582-019-0281-2 Google Scholar; 35. Nakaya M, Hashimoto H, Usui G, Sawada K, Shirouzu I, Oshima A, Okubo S, Yamada H, Morikawa T. Cardiovasc Pathol. Clinical history of progressive cognitive decline over a few weeks and asymmetrically grouped cerebral microbleeds with focal corticosubcortical FLAIR hyperintensity, untypical for stroke and without restricted diffusion, we suspected cerebral amyloid angiopathy related inflammation (CAA-RI). That is, 50% of all cases showed overlap between ICAA and ABRA patterns. The diagnostic criteria for possible or probable inflammatory cerebral amyloid angiopathy require age 40 years 4. The site is secure. 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