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ISCHEMIC STROKE / CLASSIFICATION AND ETIOLOGY CADASIL (Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy) David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 20/03/2024, published on 11/05/2023 [toc] Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a hereditary disease characterized almost exclusively by neurological manifestations (premature small vessel disease, migraines, etc.) it typically affects individuals ... Read more

ISCHEMIC STROKE / CLASSIFICATION AND ETIOLOGY MELAS Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 14/01/2024, published on 10/05/2023 [toc] Definition MELAS (mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) is a mitochondrial multisystem disease primarily affecting the nervous system and muscles one of the most common mitochondrial diseases, with an estimated incidence ... Read more

ISCHEMIC STROKE / CLASSIFICATION AND ETIOPATHOGENESIS Fabry disease David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 26/12/2023, published on 10/05/2023 [toc] Etiopathogenesis Fabry disease (FD) is a rare inherited lysosomal storage disorder that can cause severe damage in multiple organs, particularly the kidneys and heart first described by Anderson and Fabry in 1898 as angiokeratoma corporis diffusum (also known ... Read more

ISCHEMIC STROKE / CLASSIFICATION AND ETIOPATHOGENESIS Marfan syndrome David Goldemund M.D.Updated on 07/11/2023, published on 09/05/2023 [toc] Marfan syndrome is an inherited connective tissue disorder individuals with Marfan syndrome are typically tall and thin, with unusually long arms, legs, fingers, and toes; the condition may become life-threatening due to aortic involvement Etiopathogenesis inherited connective tissue ... Read more