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Risk Factors for Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in the Elderly
1 Nov 2002
Abstract excerpt
To elucidate risk factors for cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) in the elderly, we have investigated 201 autopsy cases of elderly Japanese (ages: 62-104 years), including 82 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Severity of CAA showed no relationship with the history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes mellitus, nor with severity of atherosclerosis of cerebral and systemic arteries, indicating that...
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