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brain small vessel disease 3

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A brain small vessel disease characterized by impaired basement membrane morphology resulting in increased fragility of cerebral blood vessels and an increased risk of intracranial bleeds of variable severity that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound h

A brain small vessel disease characterized by impaired basement membrane morphology resulting in increased fragility of cerebral blood vessels and an increased risk of intracranial bleeds of variable severity that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the COLGALT1 gene on chromosome 19p13.11.

Signs and symptoms

  • Leukoencephalopathy
  • Cerebral calcification
  • Cerebral atrophy
  • Spastic tetraplegia
  • Seizure
  • Porencephalic cyst
  • Global developmental delay
  • Hypotonia
  • Lacunar stroke
  • Severe intellectual disability

Also known as: BSVD3