There is currently no treatment or cure for CARASIL. Most frequently, a combination of supportive care and medications to prevent the occurrence of stroke are recommended. Counseling or other forms of emotional support may be beneficial to both patients and family members. Medications or therapies may be used to treat specific symptoms of the disease. Tizanidine and baclofen may be used to treat the spasticity of the limbs. A walker or cane may be used to assist individuals with gait disturbances. Anxiolytics may be prescribed for mood changes.
Cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy
Hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy
Walker–Warburg syndrome
Hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Familial British dementia
Moyamoya disease
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis