Monogenic small vessel diseases - rare but still important

David J Werring^{1

2}, David S Lynch³

Affiliations

¹ Stroke Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK. d.werring@ucl.ac.uk.
² Comprehensive Stroke Service, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. d.werring@ucl.ac.uk.
³ Inherited White Matter Disorders Group, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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David J Werring et al. Nat Rev Neurol. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;16(8):407-408.

doi: 10.1038/s41582-020-0363-1.

David J Werring^{1

2}, David S Lynch³

¹ Stroke Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK. d.werring@ucl.ac.uk.
² Comprehensive Stroke Service, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. d.werring@ucl.ac.uk.
³ Inherited White Matter Disorders Group, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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Monogenic cerebral small-vessel diseases: diagnosis and therapy. Consensus recommendations of the European Academy of Neurology.
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