Population studies of sporadic cerebral amyloid angiopathy and dementia: a systematic review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) in vessel walls of the brain as cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) could be a major factor in the pathogenesis of dementia. Here we investigate the relationship between dementia and the prevalence of CAA i...

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Main Authors: Wharton Stephen B, Nicoll James A, Love Seth, Ince Paul G, Friedland Robert P, Carare Roxanna O, Keage Hannah AD, Weller Roy O, Brayne Carol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/9/3