CADASIL Treatment and Symptoms Cerebral arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy; Cerebral autosomal dominant ateriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy; Familial vascular leukoencephalopathy; Lacunar Dementia

... Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, usually called CADASIL, is an inherited condition that affects small arteries (blood vessels) mainly in the brain. An abnormality in the smooth muscle cells surrounding these blood vessels causes the gradual destruction of these cells, which can lead to migraines, stroke-like episodes, dementia, and other impairments of normal brain function. CADASIL patients are also at increased risk of heart attack (myocardial infarction) because of involvement of the blood vessels in the heart. ...

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