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. 2020 Jul-Aug;23(4):559-561.
doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_31_20. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

CARASIL; The Backache, Baldness, Brain Attack Syndrome: The Indian Scenario

Sagar Badachi  1 , Saji K John  1 , Mithun Sekhar  1 , Thomas Mathew  1
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CARASIL; The Backache, Baldness, Brain Attack Syndrome: The Indian Scenario

Sagar Badachi et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2020 Jul-Aug.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Depiction of a pattern of baldness in CARASIL
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Axial FLAIR sections at the supraventricular level showing diffuse deep white matter hyperintensities with sparing of subcortical “U” fibres. Multiple small lacunar infarcts seen dispersed in the white matter. (b) Coronal T2 weighted image showing periventricular white matter hyperintensities and lacunar infarcts in the pons. (c) Sagittal T2 WI showing C6–7 disc protrusion with cord compression and multilevel disc bulges along the lumbar spine
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