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CADASIL

Background

CADASIL: Dementia, Hereditary Multi-infarct Type

CADASIL is an acronym for Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leucoencephalopathy.CADASIL is characterised by recurrent stroke, migraine and individuals with CADASIL can suffer from anxiety or depression.

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Medical text written March 2003 by Contact a Family. Last reviewed January 2008 by Professor H Markus, Professor of Neurology, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.

 

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