[A case of CADASIL (cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and lekoencephalopathy) with Notch 3 (Arg169Cys) mutation and typical granular osmiophilic materials in peripheral small arteries].

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We report a 64-year-old Japanese woman with recurrent ischemic strokes and progressive dementia without any cardiovascular risk factors. Her first stroke was at 45 years old, and she has a family history of ischemic strokes compatible with an autosomal dominant trait. Marked leukoaraiosis and multiple lacunar infarcts were shown on brain MR images, and no atherosclerotic changes were observed in her extra- and...

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