Table 1.
Patient (sex, age in years) NOTCH3 variant |
Livedo reticularis | Age at 1st stroke | Neurological manifestations | Brain MRI | Serology |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
III:2 (F, 49) p.(Arg735Ter) (homozygous) |
Yes His.: n.a |
3 months |
Small vessel stroke Hemiparesis L; mild cognitive impairment; reduced mobility Syncopes, urinary incontinency, pseudobulbar palsy with dysphagia and unmotivated laughing |
Diffuse WMH Multiple lacunar infarctions |
n.a |
III:3 (F, 41) p.(Arg735Ter) (homozygous) |
Yes His.: normal |
5 years |
Small vessel stroke Hemiparesis R, ataxia, mild to moderate memory problems, progressive impairment of mobility, pseudobulbar palsy with dysarthria and unmotivated laughing |
Diffuse WMH Multiple lacunar infarctions Microbleeds Normal MR angiography |
Anti-phospholipid antibodies negative |
II:1 (M, 54 +) n.a |
Yes His.: n.a |
None | None | n.a | n.a |
II.2 (F, 72) p.(Arg735Ter) (heterozygous) |
No | None | None | n.a | n.a |
III:4 (F, 47) n.a |
Yes His.:n.a |
Childhood | Hemiparesis L since childhood, dysarthria, impaired mobility, memory problems | n.a | n.a |
III:5 (M, 33) n.a |
Yes His.: n.a |
2 years | Hemiparesis R | n.a | n.a |
R right side, L left side, WMH white matter hyperintensities, His histology, n.a. not available, + deceased
NOTCH3 complete variant description: NOTCH3: g.chr19:15296161G > A (GRCh37/hg19); c.2203C > T (NM_000435.2); p.(Arg735Ter) (rs773299588)