Author response: Cathepsin A-related arteriopathy with strokes and leukoencephalopathy (CARASAL)

We thank Fussiger et al. for the interest in our article and for the comments. We agree that the nomenclature of genetically determined cerebral small vessel disease is confusing and that using similar acronyms for genetically different variants may increase the confusion. The focus of our article was on adding a gene that is associated with cerebral small vessel disease,1 not on a new classification system. An expert in the field of cerebral small vessel disease or a consortium should consider an overall classification.

Source: Neurology - May 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: van der Knaap, M. S., Bugiani, M., Kevelam, S. H. Tags: WRITECLICK & amp;reg; EDITOR ' S CHOICE Source Type: research