Article
[Dominant autosomal cerebral arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). A review].
Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain) - 1 Oct 2002
Navarro E, Díaz F, Muñoz L, Giménez-Roldán S
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a familial condition caused by a mutation of the Notch3 gen in chromosome 19. Accumulation of osmiophilic granular material (GOM) on the middle layer of small and medium-sized cerebral arteries leads to progressive narrowing of the blood vessels. As a result, clinical findings include migraine, cerebrovascular...
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