[Case report of a "probable" cerebral amyloid angiopathy]

Sixty-two year old man was admitted to the department of neurosurgery after stroke episode. CT-scan revealed non-traumatic, non-hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage in the left temporal lobe; cerebral amyloid angiopathy was suspected. Initially, according to Boston criteria, intracerebral hematoma was interpreted as a result of a "probable" cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Surgical evacuation of the hematoma lead to the partial recourse of speech and cognitive deficit. Four weeks after stroke onset and 3 weeks after surgery CT was performed, which revealed intracerebral hematoma in the right parietal lobe; this fact let to diagnose "probable" cerebral amyloid angiopathy. The second hematoma was evacuated, and surgical treatment together with medical therapy improved patient's quality of life. Treatment strategy for the intracerebral hematomas resulting from cerebral amyloid angiopathy has not been justified yet, which requires further investigations.