Cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CARASIL): A challenging diagnosis and a rare multiple sclerosis mimic.

Abstract excerpt

Cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CARASIL) is an extremely rare hereditary cerebral small vessel disease caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the gene coding for high-temperature requirement A serine peptidase 1 (HtrA1). Given the rare nature of the disease, delays in diagnosis and misdiagnosis are not uncommon. In this article, we...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Alopecia
• Share to Cerebral Infarction