I have been diagnosed with CAA. Started rapa 3 yrs ago with Dr Green for memory concerns and 1 copy of APOE 4 allele. Have not been able to reach him. Is there another Dr./ neurologist that is familiar with rapa therapy as it relates to Alzheimers and other conditions concerning amyloid B? This condition frequently accompanies AZ. and until recently with advances in imaging was usually diagnosed post mortem. The first neurologist that I saw missed it completely. I had never heard of it until last week.
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@RapAdmin You might find this interesting: Autopsy studies show that the prevalence of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) is as high as 43-58% in individuals over the age of 90. Currently, there is no way to halt its progression. Furthermore, autopsies of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) reveal signs of CAA in 90% of cases. The $\epsilon4$ allele of the APOE gene is associated with the highest risk of development.
Source: [https://www.jns-journal.com/article/S0022-510X(23)00327-1/fulltext]
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