Article
Cadasil.
The Lancet. Neurology - 1 Jul 2009
Chabriat Hugues, Joutel Anne, Dichgans Martin, Tournier-Lasserve Elizabeth, Bousser Marie-Germaine
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leucoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is the most common heritable cause of stroke and vascular dementia in adults. Clinical and neuroimaging features resemble those of sporadic small-artery disease, although patients with CADASIL have an earlier age at onset of stroke events, an increased frequency of migraine with aura, and a slightly variable...
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