| Term Name: | cerebral amyloid angiopathy |
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| Definition: | An amyloidosis where amyloid protein progressively deposits in cerebral blood vessel walls with subsequent degenerative vascular changes that usually result in spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage, ischemic lesions and progressive dementia. |
| Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:9246] ( DOID:9246 ) |