Term ID: | 5620 |
Name: | cerebral amyloid angiopathy |
Definition: | Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis (HCHWA) describes a group of rare familial central nervous system disorders characterized by amyloid deposition in the cerebral blood vessels leading to hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic strokes, focal neurological deficits, and progressive cognitive decline eventually leading to dementia. |
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Synonyms: | CAA, familial; cerebral amyloid angiopathy, familial; cerebral amyloid angiopathy, genetic; dutch hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy; HCHWA; hereditary cerebral haemorrhage with amyloidosis - Dutch type |
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OMIM: MSeqDR : Genes: B2M; |
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