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Cerebral amyloid microangiopathy

Case contributed by Royal Melbourne Hospital
Diagnosis probable

Patient Data

Age: Old age

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

Multiple foci of susceptibility artifact are noted in a peripheral distribution. In an elderly patient these most likely represent cerebral amyloid angiopathy. 

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