Pontine autosomal dominant microangiopathy with leukoencephalopathy

What it is

A rare genetic cerebral small vessel disease characterized by recurrent ischemic strokes, often with a predilection for the pons, with typical onset in the fourth or fifth decade of life. Patients present progressive cognitive and motor impairment with pyramidal, bulbar, and cerebellar symptoms, among others. Brain imaging shows multiple lacunar infarcts, typically with involvement of the pons, as well as variable leukoencephalopathy of the cerebral hemispheres.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Adult

Inheritance

Autosomal dominant

Classified as

Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Gene

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

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