Disease or Syndrome
CADASIL syndrome
Subclass of:
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases;
Cerebral Arterial Diseases;
Genetic Diseases, Inborn;
Cerebral Infarction;
Dementia, Vascular
Definitions related to cadasil syndrome:
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(cadasil) A familial, cerebral arteriopathy mapped to chromosome 19q12, and characterized by the presence of granular deposits in small CEREBRAL ARTERIES producing ischemic STROKE; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; and multiple subcortical infarcts (CEREBRAL INFARCTION). CADASIL is an acronym for Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. CADASIL differs from BINSWANGER DISEASE by the presence of MIGRAINE WITH AURA and usually by the lack of history of arterial HYPERTENSION. (From Bradley et al, Neurology in Clinical Practice, 2000, p1146)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A hereditary cerebrovascular disorder caused by mutations in the Notch 3 gene. It is characterized by alterations of the muscular wall of the small vessels in the brain, resulting in transient ischemic attacks. It may lead to cognitive problems and dementia.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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CADASIL (cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy) is characterized by mid-adult onset of recurrent ischemic stroke, cognitive decline progressing to dementia, a history of migraine with aura, mood disturbance, apathy, and diffuse white matter lesions and subcortical infarcts on neuroimaging.GeneReviewsUniversity of Washington, 2021
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CADASIL (Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Sub-cortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy) is an inherited disease of the blood vessels that occurs when the thickening of blood vessel walls blocks the flow of blood to the brain. The disease primarily affects the small blood vessels in the white matter of the brain. CADASIL is...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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