Primary central nervous system angiitis, amyloid angiopathy, and Alzheimer's pathology presenting with Balint's syndrome

Dina A. Jacobs; Grant T. Liu; Peter T. Nelson; Steven L. Galetta

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2004.04.002

Primary central nervous system angiitis, amyloid angiopathy, and Alzheimer's pathology presenting with Balint's syndrome

Dina A. Jacobs, Grant T. Liu, Peter T. Nelson, Steven L. Galetta

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Abstract

We report a patient who presented with Balint's syndrome as a manifestation of primary central nervous system angiitis. Clinical findings included simultanagnosia, optic ataxia, and optic apraxia. Pathologic evaluation demonstrated amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's plaques. The presence of primary central nervous system angiitis along with amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's plaques may not be coincidental. Angiitis may be a foreign body reaction to A4 amyloid deposition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	454-459
Number of pages	6
Journal	Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume	49
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2004.04.002
State	Published - Jul 2004

Keywords

Balint's syndrome
Gerstmann's syndrome
amyloid angiopathy
granulomatous angiitis
primary angiitis of the central nervous system

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Ophthalmology

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