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Features include always present findings: Mild intellectual disability, Difficulty with thinking and memory (cognitive impairment), Hemiparesis, and Basal ganglia cysts and others; and very common findings: Slowness of movement (bradykinesia), Dysarthria, and Syncope. 26 total HPO annotations.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Brain and nerves | 17 | Stroke, Mild intellectual disability, Slowness of movement (bradykinesia) |
Biomarker and diagnostic research for brain small vessel disease 4 has been reported in the published literature.
Phenotype severity distribution: 12 always present features, 3 very common features, 8 common features.
No clinical trials have been registered for brain small vessel disease 4.
200 publications have been identified in PubMed for brain small vessel disease 4. Research spans Epidemiology / Natural History (35%), Diagnostic / Biomarker (19%), and Basic Science / Preclinical (19%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Disease patterns and progression | 63 | 35% |
Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
Heart and blood vessels | 3 | Stroke, Ischemic stroke, Lacunar stroke |
Kidneys and urinary system | 1 | Increased urinary sulfite level |
Testing and diagnosis research
34 |
19% |
Laboratory research | 34 | 19% |
Research summaries | 27 | 15% |
Clinical study results | 14 | 8% |
Patient case studies | 3 | 2% |
New treatment approaches | 2 | 1% |
Other research | 1 | 1% |
Kitahara S (2026). [PMID: 41577745](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41577745/). *Sci Rep*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Lam BYK (2026). [PMID: 41934293](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41934293/). *Int J Stroke*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Su Y (2026). [PMID: 41580571](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41580571/). *Acta Neuropathol*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Su C (2026). [PMID: 41710155](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41710155/). *Front Neurosci*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Wang Y (2026). [PMID: 41564921](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41564921/). *Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Sharma M (2026). [PMID: 41614533](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41614533/). *European stroke journal*. [Clinical Trial Publication]
Vazquez JP (2026). [PMID: 41428469](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41428469/). *J Alzheimers Dis*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Singh V (2026). [PMID: 41549419](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41549419/). *Alzheimers Dement*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Ayadi N (2026). [PMID: 41662621](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41662621/). *Neurology*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Hosking A (2026). [PMID: 41332385](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41332385/). *Stroke*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
AI-curated news mentioning brain small vessel disease 4
Updated May 1, 2026
A recent study investigates the relationship between internal carotid and vertebrobasilar artery dolichoectasia and cerebral small vessel disease in patients with COL4A1/COL4A2 gene duplications. This research highlights potential genetic links that could inform future therapeutic strategies.
Research indicates that the burden of cerebral small vessel disease is linked to cognitive decline through impaired amyloid clearance mechanisms. This study highlights the potential pathways connecting vascular health and cognitive function in the general population.
A new study expands the clinicoradiologic phenotype of CTSA-associated small vessel disease CARASAL, comparing it with CADASIL. This research enhances understanding of these conditions, potentially guiding future diagnostics and treatments.