Research Study on Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy With Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL)

Completed

Conditions studied: CADASIL

In brief

The purpose of this study is to delineate early neurological features and their progression in patients with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) in order to facilitate early diagnosis, prevent erroneous diagnosis and mistreatment and improve physician education about this relatively common yet under-recognized dementing disorder. Patients with CADASIL suffer from a variant from migraine that differs from wild type migraine in terms of its severity, progressive nature and underlying pathophysiology. Recurrent stereotypic acute confusional state associated with the headache episodes in patients with CADASIL is a distinctive phenomenon, which if recognized will lead to an earlier and accurate diagnosis of this condition. Specific Aims: * Characterize the nature, frequency and severity of migraine in patients with CADASIL. * Delineate the phenomenon of acute confusional migraine as a distinct subgroup of migraine and establish its prevalence in patients with CADASIL. * Determine the latency between the onset of neurological symptoms including migraine, and diagnosis of CADASIL and the prevalence of misdiagnosis.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT01114815
Run by: NYU Langone Health
People needed: 100
Starts: 2009-03-01
Expected to finish: 2012-03-01
Last updated by the study team: 2013-01-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Diagnosis of CADASIL confirmed by Notch3 sequencing and/or skin biopsy.
Age: 18+
Subjects with speech, motor and/ or cognitive impairment will be included if their surrogate can provide the necessary information.

You may not qualify if…

Where it is running

NYU School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States

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