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→Cerebral amyloid angiopathy: +images
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Features: | Features: | ||
*Amorphous, acellular eosinophilic material within walls of small arteries. | *Amorphous, acellular eosinophilic material within walls of small arteries. | ||
**This is a high power diagnosis with congo red staining. | |||
Special stains: | Special stains: | ||
*[[Congo red]]. | *[[Congo red]]. | ||
*Abeta-amyloid (AKA beta-amyloid). | |||
Notes: | 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. | *Amyloidosis is seen in all individuals with Alzheimer's disease; the amount of amyloid is what differs -- in CAA it is lots and lots. | ||
Images: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cerebral_amyloid_angiopathy_-_very_high_mag.jpg CAA - very high mag. (WC)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cerebral_amyloid_angiopathy_-_low_mag.jpg CAA - low mag. (WC)]. | |||
=Vascular malformations= | =Vascular malformations= | ||