PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lau, Keng Ming
AU  - Sheikh, Ambreen Ali
TI  - Lesson of the month: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy masquerading as recurrent transient ischaemia attacks in an older adult
AID  - 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0412
DP  - 2022 Nov 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 582--583
VI  - 22
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/6/582.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/6/582.full
SO  - Clin Med2022 Nov 01; 22
AB  - Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a common cause of lobar cerebral haemorrhage in elderly populations, which can present as transient focal neurological episodes (TFNEs) or sometimes known as ‘amyloid spells’. CAA-TFNE poses a common diagnostic challenge to physicians as it can be difficult to distinguish from transient ischaemic attacks or other transient neurologic syndromes. Prompt recognition of CAA is crucial as it heralds a high risk of intracerebral haemorrhage and to avoid unnecessary investigation with inappropriate long-term prevention treatment.