Preferred Label : CADASIL;
RADLEX synonyms : cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with infarcts and leukoencephalopathy;
Definition : A familial, cerebral arteriopathy mapped to chromosome 19q12, and characterized by
the presence of granular deposits in small cerebral arteries producing ischemic stroke;
pseudobulbar palsy; and multiple subcortical infarcts (cerebral infarction). cadasil
is an acronym for Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts
and Leukoencephalopathy. cadasil differs from binswanger disease by the presence of
migraine with aura and usually by the lack of history of arterial hypertension. (From
Bradley et al, Neurology in Clinical Practice, 2000, p1146) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0751587;
Origin ID : RID3360;
UMLS CUI : C0751587;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A familial, cerebral arteriopathy mapped to chromosome 19q12, and characterized by
the presence of granular deposits in small cerebral arteries producing ischemic stroke;
pseudobulbar palsy; and multiple subcortical infarcts (cerebral infarction). cadasil
is an acronym for Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts
and Leukoencephalopathy. cadasil differs from binswanger disease by the presence of
migraine with aura and usually by the lack of history of arterial hypertension. (From
Bradley et al, Neurology in Clinical Practice, 2000, p1146) [MeSH]