Diagnostic value of lobar microbleeds in individuals without intracerebral hemorrhage

Author(s):
Martinez-Ramirez, S.; Romero, J.R.; Shoamanesh, A.; McKee, A.C.; Etten, E. van; Pontes-Neto, O.; Macklin, E.A.; Ayres, A.; Auriel, E.; Himali, J.J.; Beiser, A.S.; DeCarli, C.; Stein, T.D.; Alvarez, V.E.; Frosch, M.P.; Rosand, J.; Greenberg, S.M.; Gurol, M.E.; Seshadri, S.; Viswanathan, A.
Published
2015
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Discussion: Strictly lobar MBs strongly predict CAA in non-ICH individuals when found in a hospital context. However, their diagnostic accuracy in the general population appears limited. (C) 2015 The Alzheimer's Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Cerebral amyloid angiopathyMicrobleedIntracerebral hemorrhageBoston criteriaSensitivitySpecificityPredictive valueLikelihood ratio
Date issued
2015-12-01
Language
English
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Is part of
Alzheimer's and Dementia (2015), Vol. 11, no. 12, p. 1480-1488
hdl
1887/99341
doi
10.1016/j.jalz.2015.04.009