Tumoral Presentation of Homonymous Hemianopia and Prosopagnosia in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation.

TitleTumoral Presentation of Homonymous Hemianopia and Prosopagnosia in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsHainline C, Rucker JC, Zagzag D, Golfinos JG, Lui YW, Liechty B, Warren FA, Balcer LJ, Galetta SL
JournalJ Neuroophthalmol
Volume37
Issue1
Pagination48-52
Date Published2017 03
ISSN1536-5166
KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Aged, Biopsy, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Female, Hemianopsia, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Positron-Emission Tomography, Prosopagnosia, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Abstract

While cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a common cause of lobar hemorrhage, rarely it may be associated with an inflammatory response, thought to be incited by amyloid deposits. We report a 73-year-old woman with an extensive cancer history who presented with tumor-like lesions and symptoms of homonymous hemianopia and prosopagnosia. Found to have cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation proven by brain biopsy, she was treated successfully with immunosuppression.

DOI10.1097/WNO.0000000000000474
Alternate JournalJ Neuroophthalmol
PubMed ID28187081
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