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Cerebral proliferative angiopathy
  1. Michael P Marks1,
  2. Gary K Steinberg2
  1. 1Department of Radiology and Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
  2. 2Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr M P Marks, Department of Radiology and Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room s-047, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; m.marks{at}stanford.edu

Abstract

Cerebral proliferative angiopathy is a rare lesion marked by diffuse intravascular shunting, which should be differentiated from brain arteriovenous malformations. A patient is presented with cerebral proliferative angiopathy and documented progressive development of hypervascular shunting involving extensive portions of the left hemisphere. The patient had angiographic and laboratory evidence of angiogenesis and a progressive neurologic deterioration which corresponded to the development of her lesion. This is the first case which documents the progressive proliferative changes seen with this abnormality.

https://doi.org/10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010027

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    • Detail has been removed from this case description to ensure anonymity. The editors and reviewers have seen the detailed information available and are satisfied that the information backs up the case the authors are making.

    • Competing interests None.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.