An unusual case of elderly-onset cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) with multiple cerebrovascular risk factors.

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Here we report a female patient with elderly-onset cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). At age 71, she developed gait disturbance, followed by memory disturbance 1 year later. She had been treated for hypertension and diabetes mellitus for 19 years. There apparently was low penetrance of disease. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings showed...

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