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Arteriosclerosis of small cerebral arteries

MedGen UID:
870813
Concept ID:
C4025270
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Hardened artery wall in small cerebral arteries
 
HPO: HP:0004931

Definition

Arteriosclerosis (increased thickness, increased stiffness, loss of elasticity) of the small arteries of the brain. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVArteriosclerosis of small cerebral arteries

Conditions with this feature

CARASIL syndrome
MedGen UID:
325051
Concept ID:
C1838577
Disease or Syndrome
HTRA1 disorder is a phenotypic spectrum in which some individuals have few to no symptoms and others manifest with the more severe CARASIL (cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy) phenotype. Those who have a heterozygous HTRA1 pathogenic variant may have mild neurologic findings (sometimes identified only on neuroimaging) or mild-to-moderate neurologic signs and symptoms of CARASIL. In this chapter, the term "classic CARASIL" refers to the more severe phenotype associated with biallelic pathogenic variants, and "HTRA1 cerebral small vessel disease" (HTRA1-CSVD) refers to the milder phenotype associated with a heterozygous HTRA1 pathogenic variant. Classic CARASIL is characterized by early-onset changes in the deep white matter of the brain observed on MRI, and associated neurologic findings. The most frequent initial symptom is gait disturbance from spasticity beginning between ages 20 and 40 years. Forty-four percent of affected individuals have stroke-like episodes before age 40 years. Mood changes (apathy and irritability), pseudobulbar palsy, and cognitive dysfunction begin between ages 20 and 50 years. The disease progresses slowly following the onset of neurologic symptoms. Scalp alopecia and acute mid- to lower-back pain (lumbago) before age 30 years are characteristic. The most frequent initial symptom in individuals with HTRA1-CSVD is slowly progressive gait disturbance after age 40 years, which may be followed by the development of mood changes and cognitive dysfunction. A majority of affected individuals have a stroke-like episode after age 40 years. Spondylosis and alopecia are seen in a minority of individuals with HTRA1-CSVD.

Professional guidelines

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

Gutierrez J, Bos D, Turan TN, Hoh B, Hilal S, Arenillas JF, Schneider JA, Chimowitz I M, Morgello S
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Therapy

Shi Y, Guo L, Chen Y, Xie Q, Yan Z, Liu Y, Kang J, Li S
Folia Neuropathol 2021;59(4):378-385. doi: 10.5114/fn.2021.112007. PMID: 35114778
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Kitamura S
Ann Thorac Surg 2018 Nov;106(5):1570-1577. Epub 2018 Jun 5 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.04.085. PMID: 29883655
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Scott J
J Neural Transm Suppl 2002;(63):1-17. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6137-1_1. PMID: 12597606

Prognosis

Li J, Yang L, Song J, Yan B, Morris AJ, Moseley H, Flight R, Wang C, Liu J, Weiss HL, Morris EF, Abdelhamid I, Gerl MJ, Melander O, Smyth S, Evers BM
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Gutierrez J, Bos D, Turan TN, Hoh B, Hilal S, Arenillas JF, Schneider JA, Chimowitz I M, Morgello S
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Badacz R, Przewłocki T, Legutko J, Żmudka K, Kabłak-Ziembicka A
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Dec 9;23(24) doi: 10.3390/ijms232415645. PMID: 36555285Free PMC Article
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Li H, Shu Y, Hu B, Dai Y, Lin Y, Shan Y, Wang Y, Cai W, Lu Z
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Clinical prediction guides

Li J, Yang L, Song J, Yan B, Morris AJ, Moseley H, Flight R, Wang C, Liu J, Weiss HL, Morris EF, Abdelhamid I, Gerl MJ, Melander O, Smyth S, Evers BM
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Li H, Shu Y, Hu B, Dai Y, Lin Y, Shan Y, Wang Y, Cai W, Lu Z
Brain Behav 2018 Apr;8(4):e00946. Epub 2018 Feb 28 doi: 10.1002/brb3.946. PMID: 29670826Free PMC Article
Scott J
J Neural Transm Suppl 2002;(63):1-17. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6137-1_1. PMID: 12597606

Recent systematic reviews

Liu Y, Braidy N, Poljak A, Chan DKY, Sachdev P
Ageing Res Rev 2018 Nov;47:41-48. Epub 2018 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2018.06.002. PMID: 29898422

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