Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (2008) 14: 350-357. doi: 10.1192/apt.bp.107.004655
© 2008 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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CADASIL: a guide to a comparatively unrecognised condition in psychiatry

Mark H. Taylor and Gillian A. Doody

Mark Taylor is a specialist registrar in forensic psychiatry with North Nottinghamshire Community Forensic Service (Forest House, The Forest, Southwell Road West, Mansfield NG18 4HH, UK. Email: taylors{at}doctors.org.uk). His particular interest is in organic clinical presentations. Gillian Doody is Clinical Associate Professor and an honorary consultant psychiatrist with the Division of Psychiatry, University of Nottingham, UK.

This guide to the neurological disorder cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leucoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is specifically targeted at psychiatrists. The aims are to enhance awareness, provide educational clinical information and offer practical guidance on management of the disorder. An overview of diagnostic algorithms and recent research is also provided.