Does Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Affect Cognition

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) has long been known as a cause of intracerebral hemorrhage in elderly people. But while intracerebral hemorrhage due to CAA is relatively rare, CAA itself is common. Autopsy studies suggest that CAA is present in 5% to 9% of patients in their seventh decade but increases in prevalence to between 43% and …