Haemorrhagic stroke – is that cerebral amyloid angiopathy?

10th March 2019, Dr Chee L Khoo

About 10% of all strokes are haemorrhagic strokes. In about 10% of cases of primary intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is regarded as a possible cause. The recurrence rate of ICH is significantly higher in patients with CAA. With improvements in MRI technology, CAA is increasingly recognised as a cause of ICH.…