nfections of the heart, particularly on or around the valves or on the wires from a pacemaker raise the risk of stroke and cerebral hemorrhage considerably. Infective material in the heart is often highly mobile and bits can break off an embolize to the brain. Once there, they can block arteries causing strokes, they can
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Brain Microvascular Diseases Clinic
Specializing in expert care for patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy, intracerebral hemorrhage, CADASIL, Binswanger’s diease and retinal artery occlusions
Matthew Schrag, PhD
Principle investigator
About cerebral amyloid angiopathy
I specialize in caring for patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy and related diseases. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a disease of the small blood vessels of the brain that causes them to become fragile. This can cause patients to have bleeding in the brain, problems with their memory and/or transient spells of various neurological symptoms.
We work with our neuropsychologists to provide memory testing and our neuroradiologists to provide advanced neuroimaging to provide you with the highest confidence in diagnostic testing.
We coordinate with other specialists to ensure the risk of intracerebral haemorrhage is as low as possible; this includes expert management of high blood pressure and non-anticoagulant management of atrial fibrillation (including left atrial appendage closure).
We treat also memory disorders, coordinate driving safety testing and can help coordinate in-home care. We aim to provide comprehensive support to our patients contending with cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Blood pressure log form - Microvascular Diseases ClinicDownload
This page is meant to be a resource for our patients and anyone living with CAA or caring for someone with CAA. CAA is a terrible disease that causes memory and cognitive loss and intracerebral hemorrhage. Curing CAA would be a victory, not only for our patients, but also in the fight against Alzheimer's disease
The Vanderbilt Clinic
Located on the third floor of the Vanderbilt Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in beautiful Nashville, Tennessee.
1211 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37232