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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2008 Volume 136, Issue 3-4, Pages: 148-153
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH0804148Z
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Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL): Three case reports from Serbia

Zidverc-Trajković Jasna (Institut za neurologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Lačković Vesna (Institut za histologiju i embriologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Pavlović Aleksandra (Institut za neurologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Bajčetić Miloš (Institut za histologiju i embriologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Carević Zvonko (Institut za ortopedsku hirurgiju i traumatologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Tomić Gordana (Institut za neurologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Mandić Gorana (Institut za neurologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Mijajlović Milija (Institut za neurologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Jovanović Zagorka (Institut za neurologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)
Šternić Nadežda (Institut za neurologiju, Klinički centar Srbije, Beograd)

Introduction Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a hereditary microangiopathy leading to recurrent strokes and vascular dementia in young and middleaged patients. The diagnosis of CADASIL is based on typical clinical presentation and characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes, and has to be confirmed by biopsy of the sural nerve, muscle and skin, as well as by genetic analysis. Mutations within the Notch3 gene were identified as the underlying genetic defect in CADASIL. Case Outline The clinical manifestations of the first presented patient with migraine from the age of thirteen, stroke without vascular risk factors and stepwise progression of vascular dementia comprising the typical clinical picture of CADASIL, were confirmed after seven years with pathological verification. The second presented case did not satisfy the clinical criteria for CADASIL. His stroke was considered to be related with vascular risk factors - diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The aetiological diagnosis was established only when his brother without vascular risk factors presented with similar clinical manifestations. Conclusion Until the development of the new neuroimaging techniques like MRI, pathologic and genetic analysis, CADASIL was considered as a rare disorder. However, the increasing number of CADASIL families has been identified throughout the world showing that this entity is usually underdiagnosed. This article presents three patients from two Serbian families with clinical suspicion of CADASIL verified by pathologic examination. .

Keywords: CADASIL, pathohistology, vascular demention

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