CADASIL (Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy) is a hereditary cerebrovascular disorder characterized by mid-adult onset of recurrent subcortical ischemic stroke and cognitive impairment progressing to dementia in addition to migraines with aura and mood disturbances seen in about a third of patients.
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CADASIL; CADASIL syndrome; Casil; cerebral arteriopathy with subcortical infaracts and leukoencephalopathy; cerebral arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy; cerebral arteriopathy, autosomal dominant, with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy; cerebral arteriopathy, au