Hereditary Cerebral Small Vessel Disease 
 and Stroke

Hereditary small vessel diseases are a minor part of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD), which is known to cause ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes and dementia [1]. About 25% of ischemic strokes are attributed to small vessel disease [2].

Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - February 22, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Christian Baastrup S øndergaard, Christine Krarup Hansen, Hanne Christensen, Jørgen Erik Nielsen Tags: Review Article Source Type: research