SudaMediCa, The Sudanese Medical Community

CADASIL ("Cerebral Autosomal-Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy") is the most common form of hereditary stroke disorder, and is thought to be caused by mutations of theNotch 3 gene on chromosome 19.[1] The disease belongs to a family of disorders called...

Fat embolism syndrome typically presents 24-72 h after the initial injury. Rarely, cases occur as early as 12 h or as much as 2 weeks later.[4] Patients present with a classic triad: respiratory changes;neurological abnormalities;petechial rash.Respiratory changes are often the first clinical featur...