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 *Early remyelinating.
 *Late remyelinating.
+==Cerebral amyloid angiopathy==
+===General===
+*Abbreviated ''CAA''.
+*Disease of the old.
+*Strong association with ''[[lobar haemorrhage]]''.<ref name=pmid16982664>{{cite journal |author=Thanvi B, Robinson T |title=Sporadic cerebral amyloid angiopathy--an important cause of cerebral haemorrhage in older people |journal=Age Ageing |volume=35 |issue=6 |pages=565–71 |year=2006 |month=November |pmid=16982664 |doi=10.1093/ageing/afl108 |url=}}</ref>
+**Cerebellar cortex.
+**Cerebral cortex.
+Etiology:
+*Amyloid deposition in the basal lamina of smooth muscle (in the cerebellar cortex and cerebral cortex).
+===Microscopic===
+Features:
+*Amorphous, acellular eosinophilic material within walls of small arteries.
+Special stains:
+*Congo red.
+Notes:
+*Amyloidosis is seen in all individuals with Alzheimer's disease; the amount of amyloid is what differs -- in CAA it is lots and lots.
 =Vascular malformations=