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Acute unilateral visual loss as the first symptom of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy.
Archives of neurology - 1 Apr 2004
Rufa Alessandra, De Stefano Nicola, Dotti Maria Teresa, Bianchi Silvia, Sicurelli Francesco, Stromillo Maria Laura, D'Aniello Bruno, Federico Antonio
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BACKGROUND: Although cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is considered a cerebrovascular disorder with almost exclusively neurological symptoms, the arteriopathy is generalized and involves choroidal and retinal vasculature as demonstrated by fluorescein angiographic and ocular electrophysiological abnormalities. The occurrence of acute visual loss...
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