Lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies in young adults with cerebral ischemia.
Author(s) -
Patrizia Nencini,
Maria Cristina Baruffi,
Rosanna Abbate,
G Massai,
L. Amaducci,
Domenico Inzitari
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.23.2.189
Subject(s) - medicine , lupus anticoagulant , antiphospholipid syndrome , stroke (engine) , ischemia , cerebral infarction , vascular disease , thrombosis , mechanical engineering , engineering
Our study evaluates in an unselected young population with cerebral ischemia the frequency of antiphospholipid antibodies; the relationship of antiphospholipid antibodies to conventional risk factors for and pathological mechanisms of cerebral ischemia; and the risk of recurrence of cerebral ischemia or systemic thrombotic events in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies compared with those without.
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