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Hereditary cerebral haemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch type

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Link to WHO Definition

Hereditary cerebral haemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch type – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1251572976

This is a disease of the blood vessels in which amyloid deposits form in the walls of the blood vessels of the cerebrum. It is caused by an E22Q mutation in the amyloid beta-protein, and it is characterised by haemorrhagic strokes with mid-life onset and dementia.