Cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy-subcortical infarcts-leukoencephalopathy
ORPHA:199354· ICD-10 I67.8
Definition
CARASIL is a hereditary cerebral small vessel disease characterized by early-onset gait disturbances, premature scalp alopecia, ischemic stroke, acute mid to lower back pain and progressive cognitive disturbances leading to severe dementia.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Adult