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Benign
Angiopathy of the Central Nervous System: Patient Characteristics (n=16)
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Demographic
and Clinical Symptoms
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Diagnostic
Studies
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| Mean age, years (range) |
40
(10-66)
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Severe CSF abnormalities*, n (%) |
1
(7)
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| Female/male, n |
13/3
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Abnormal MRI, n (%) |
10
(77)
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| Mean prodrome, days (range) |
25 (0-155) |
Positive brain biopsy, n (%) |
0
(0)
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| Mean follow-up, months (range) |
35
(0-128)
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Positive cerebral angiography, n (%) |
16
(100)
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| Headaches, n (%) |
14
(88)
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| Focal symptoms, n (%) |
10
(63)
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| Diffuse symptoms, n (%) |
7
(44)
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| Constitutional symptoms, n (%) |
1
(6)
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Protein >70 mg/dl or white blood cell count >10/mm3 CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging Adapted from reference 8 with permission. |
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2004 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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