How do you approach the treatment of biopsy proven ABRA (amyloid beta related angiitis)?
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Neurology · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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I start with a prednisone taper, 60 mg daily to start, taper over a few weeks. If symptoms or scan findings worsen, I would add an immunosuppressive agent such as azathioprine.
Howard Kirshner MD
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Neurology · University of Minnesota
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Agree with using prednisone for a few weeks and consider immunosuppressants if incomplete response to prednisone.
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