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Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases

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Definition: Pathological processes or diseases where cerebral MICROVESSELS show abnormalities. They are often associated with aging, hypertension and risk factors for lacunar infarcts (see LACUNAR INFARCTION); LEUKOARAIOSIS; and CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.     
Examples CADASIL; Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Familial; Fabry Disease; MELAS Syndrome; Microscopic Polyangiitis; Stroke, Lacunar 		Other names Microangiopathy, Cerebral; Microangiopathies, Cerebral; Cerebral Microangiopathy; Cerebral Small Vessel Disease; Cerebral Microangiopathies

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