Clinicopathologic correlation in the diagnosis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)
Clinical diagnosis | Source of pathologic specimen | n | Pathologic diagnosis | |
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+CAA | −CAA | |||
* Three hematoma specimens (two probable CAA and one possible CAA) did not contain vessels and were not counted in these figures. | ||||
Probable CAA | All | 13 | 13 | 0 |
Postmortem brain | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
Evacuated hematoma | 5* | 5 | 0 | |
Cortical biopsy | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Possible CAA | All | 26 | 16 | 10 |
Postmortem brain | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Evacuated hematoma | 16* | 11 | 5 | |
Cortical biopsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 39 | 29 | 10 |