Dementia associated with antiphospholipid antibodies

Prevalence of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Syrian Patients with Thrombosis

Background: Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are a heterogeneous family of anti-bodies associated with thrombosis and other complications. Objective: To study the prevalence of aPL in patients with thrombosis at Aleppo University Hospitals, Syria. Methods: One hundred and fifty-seven patients with venous and arterial thrombosis and 63 healthy controls were studied. Anticardiolipin antibodies (...

Anticardiolipin and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Iraqi Patients with Angina Pectoris

Cerebrovascular disease associated with antiphospholipid antibodies: more questions than answers

Neurological syndromes occur in a significant number of patients with antiphospholipid antibodies. The optimal management for these patients however remains uncertain. Our study is a descriptive analysis looking retrospectively at 45 patients who presented to the principal tertiary referral centre in the Australian Capital Territory, with either cerebral arterial or venous thrombosis for which ...

Chorea Associated with High Titers of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in the Absence of Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

BACKGROUND Chorea associated with high titers of antiphospholipid antibodies in the absence of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome has been seldom reported. CASE REPORT An 89-year-old female developed persistent right side chorea associated with high titers of anticardiolipin antibody (antiphospholipid antibosies immunoglobulin (Ig)M, 45 MPL and 112 IgM aCL (MPL) after 3 months) but normal lup...

Atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome associated with antiphospholipid antibodies and antiphospholipid syndrome; a novel presentation

Introduction Atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is defined by the presence of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, acute renal failure, and thrombocytopenia without a diarrheal prodrome. It is responsible for only ten percent of cases in children. The role of genetic deficiencies of complement regulation, Von Willebrand factor cleaving protease (ADAMTS 13), and intracellular defects of vita...