Abstract
We present a case of biopsy-proven cerebral amyloid angiopathy mimicking a unilateral, nonhemorrhagic, infiltrating, intra-axial mass on MRI. The patient was treated with steroids, with clinical improvement and significant resolution of the MRI abnormalities.
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Ortiz, O., Reed, L. Cerebrai amyloid angiopathy presenting as a nonhemorrhagic, infiltrating mass. Neuroradiology 38, 449–452 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00607272
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