Transient Focal Neurological Events in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and the Long-term Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Death: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Transient focal neurological episodes (TFNEs) are a frequently overlooked presentation of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), a condition with prognostic implications that are still not well described.

Objective

To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the factors associated with incident lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and death in patients with CAA presenting with TFNEs.

Data sources

A systematic review and individual participant meta-analysis including (1) a hospital-based cohort and (2) the results obtained from a systematic search performed in MEDLINE and Embase completed in December 2019.

Study selection

Included studies were observational reports of TFNEs. Patient-level clinical, imaging, and prognostic data were require

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Caro JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8593834 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature