Cerebral small vessel diseases (SVDs) op basis van Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL).
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Symptomatic SVD defined as a diagnosis of CADASIL * Age 18 years or older * Capacity to give written informed consent * Independent in activities of daily living (Modified Rankin score * 3)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Inclusion criteria are not met * Unwillingness or inability to give written consent * Pregnant women, women of childbearing age not taking contraception * Contraindications to MRI * Other major neurological or psychiatric conditions affecting the brain and interfering with the study design * In case of clinical lacunar stroke syndrome other causes of stroke dan small vessel disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measures of microvascular function at 7T MRI: - Difference in mean velocity and pulsatility index of perforator flow between patients and controls. - Difference in time course of the BOLD-fMRI signal to a visual stimulus in different cortical layers between patients and controls. - Difference in Cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) to a hypercapnic stimulus between patients and controls. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands