Colocalization of Tau but Not β-Amyloid with Cortical Superficial Siderosis in a Case with Probable CAA

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Contributors

  • Matthias Brendel - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Cihan Catak - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Leonie Beyer - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Jennifer Linn - , Institute and Polyclinic of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Hannes Wahl - , Institute and Polyclinic of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Daniel Janowitz - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Axel Rominger - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Bern (Author)
  • Marianne Patt - , Leipzig University (Author)
  • Henryk Barthel - , Leipzig University (Author)
  • Osama Sabri - , Leipzig University (Author)
  • Peter Bartenstein - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Frank Arne Wollenweber - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Dr. Horst Schmidt Klinik GmbH (Author)

Abstract

Cortical superficial siderosis (cSS) is a common feature in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). The correlation between β-amyloid and/or tau pathology and the occurrence of cSS is unclear. We report on an 80-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with probable CAA according to modified Boston criteria and underwent longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging, amyloid positron emission tomography (PET), and additional tau PET imaging. Amyloid deposition presented predominantly in the contralateral hemisphere not affected by cSS. In contrast, tau deposition was predominantly overlapping with brain regions affected by cSS. Amyloid deposition was not different in the vicinity of cSS whereas tau depositions were elevated in the vicinity of CSS-affected regions compared to non-cSS-affected brain regions. This case of probable CAA suggests that cSS may be associated with a locally elevated tau pathology but not with increased fibrillary amyloid deposition.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)232-237
Number of pages6
JournalCase Reports in Neurology
Volume12
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Peer-reviewedYes

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ORCID /0000-0002-4897-1119/work/146166931

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