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Neurologic Manifestations of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2022; 22:589-600. [PMID: 36040563 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-022-01228-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Understanding of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS), associated neurological manifestations, and disease-directed treatment has grown considerably over the last decade. Herein, we critically review the current and high-yield literature related to the pathophysiology, neurological presentations, and management of APS with particular emphasis on the rare and more fatal subset of APS, catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS). RECENT FINDINGS APS may manifest with a variety of neurologic syndromes, with cerebrovascular disease representing the most commonly encountered presentation. Diagnostic evaluation and treatment are often tailored to the specific presentation, with suspicion and testing for antiphospholipid antibodies recommended when neurologic presentations occur atypically or in younger individuals. In CAPS, which is more rapidly progressive with multiorgan involvement, potential alternative microangiopathic syndromes should be carefully considered in the differential diagnosis. To date, anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists remains the mainstay of therapy in APS while triple therapy with anticoagulation, corticosteroids, and plasma exchange is standard of care in CAPS. Immunotherapy has shown early promise in refractory cases. APS is an autoimmune clinical syndrome with neurologic presentations classically characterized by vascular thrombosis, though recent understandings suggest additional direct immune-mediated phenomena. Our understanding of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms of APS continues to grow and will continue to influence our therapeutic approaches.
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Seeley EA, Zimmer M, Berghea R. Suspected COVID-19 Immunization-Induced Probable Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Cureus 2022; 14:e27313. [PMID: 36042994 PMCID: PMC9410733 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Wan L, Liu T, Chen T, Chi H, Zhou Z, Tang Z, Hu Q, Teng J, Sun Y, Liu H, Cheng X, Ye J, Su Y, Lu Y, Yang C, Shi H. The high prevalence of abnormal MRI findings in non-neuropsychiatric patients with persistently positive antiphospholipid antibodies. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 61:SI30-SI38. [PMID: 34559215 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Thrombosis occurring in the central nerve system is common in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients, leading to neuropsychiatric symptoms. We investigated the prevalence of silent brain abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS) patients and antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) carriers and assessed the association between the vascular risk factors, aPL profile, clinical manifestations, and MRI abnormalities. METHODS We consecutively included 44 PAPS patients, 24 aPL carriers and 23 healthy controls with comparable age and gender in a single-center, observational cross-sectional study. None of the patients had a history of stroke, TIA, migraine, dementia, epilepsy and bipolar disorders. On cerebral MRI, we assessed the imaging features and location of abnormality. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify the risk factors contributing to the MRI abnormalities. RESULTS 38 (55.88%) patients persisted abnormal MRI findings, while only one healthy control showed some abnormalities in the MR findings. Lacunes were the most frequent MRI abnormality in aPL (+) group (31/68, 45.59%), which were followed by white matter hyperintensities (20/68, 29.41%). In all study population, age (OR = 1.086, p= 0.016) and LA positivity (OR = 5.191, p= 0.002) were the independent associated factors with the brain MRI abnormalities. When analyzed only in the aPL (+) group, age (OR = 1.116, p= 0.007), female gender (OR = 7.519, p= 0.025) and thrombocytopenia (OR = 8.336, p= 0.047) were the significant independent risk factors with abnormal MRI. CONCLUSIONS PAPS patients and aPL carriers showed a high prevalence of brain MRI abnormalities, indicating an increased cerebrovascular risk, which emphasized attention to silent cerebral lesions in persistently aPL positive patients.
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- Liyan Wan
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Director's Office, Ruijin Hospital, Luwan Branch, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Kee TP, Venkatanarasimha N, Mohideen SMH, Chan LL, Gogna A, Schaefer PW, Chia GS, Choi YS, Chen RC. A Tale of Two Organ Systems: Imaging review of diseases affecting the thoracic and neurological systems. Part 1. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2021; 51:589-598. [PMID: 34304949 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2021.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In an era of rapidly expanding knowledge and sub-specialization, it is becoming increasingly common to focus on one organ system. However, the human body is intimately linked, and disease processes affecting one region of the body not uncommonly affect the other organ systems as well. Understanding diseases from a macroscopic perspective, rather than a narrow vantage point, enables efficient and accurate diagnosis. This tenet holds true for diseases affecting both the thoracic and neurological systems; in isolation, the radiologic appearance of disease in one organ system may be nonspecific, but viewing the pathophysiologic process in both organ systems may markedly narrow the differential considerations, and potentially lead to a definitive diagnosis. In this article, we discuss a variety of disease entities known to affect both the thoracic and neurological systems, either manifesting simultaneously or at different periods of time. Some of these conditions may show neither thoracic nor neurological manifestations. These diseases have been systematically classified into infectious, immune-mediated / inflammatory, vascular, syndromic / hereditary and neoplastic disorders. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms linking both regions and radiologic appearances in both organ systems are discussed. When appropriate, brief clinical and diagnostic information is provided. Ultimately, accurate diagnosis will lead to expedited triage and prompt institution of potentially life-saving treatment for these groups of complex disorders.
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- Tze Phei Kee
- Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608; National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore 308433.
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In Yun Y, Kim JH, Lim SH, Ahn YH, Kang HG, Ha IS, Oh BL. Case of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as neuroretinitis and vaso-occlusive retinopathy. BMC Ophthalmol 2020; 20:482. [PMID: 33298003 PMCID: PMC7727181 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-020-01755-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ocular involvement in catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS), a rare, life-threatening form of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) that results in multiorgan failure and a high mortality rate, has rarely been reported. CASE PRESENTATION A 15-year-old girl presented with sudden vision blurring in both eyes. She had marked optic disc swelling and macular exudates in the right eye and intra-arterial white plaques, a few retinal blot hemorrhages, and a white ischemic retina in the left eye. Systemic examination revealed she had acute kidney injury with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), multiple cerebral infarcts, valvular dysfunction, and a high titer of triple aPL. Thus, she was diagnosed with CAPS involving the brain, eyes, heart, and kidneys. Plasma exchange and the administration of glucocorticoids, immunoglobulin, warfarin, and rituximab brought a sustained recovery of the TMA, visual symptoms, and echocardiographic findings. CONCLUSIONS Ocular involvement of both vaso-occlusive retinopathy, an APS-related thrombotic microangiopathy, and neuroretinitis, a non-thrombotic microangiopathy, can occur as an initial presentation of CAPS.
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- Young In Yun
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea.
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Gessani A, Cavallieri F, Budriesi C, Zucchi E, Malagoli M, Contardi S, Mascia MT, Giovannini G, Mandrioli J. Pearls & Oy-sters: Paroxysmal dysarthria-ataxia syndrome. Neurology 2019; 92:e2727-e2731. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Fleetwood T, Cantello R, Comi C. Antiphospholipid Syndrome and the Neurologist: From Pathogenesis to Therapy. Front Neurol 2018; 9:1001. [PMID: 30534110 PMCID: PMC6275383 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.01001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune antibody-mediated condition characterized by thrombotic events and/or pregnancy morbidity in association with persistent positivity to antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). The nervous system is frequently affected, as intracranial vessels are the most frequent site of arterial pathology. Over the course of years, many other neurological conditions not included in the diagnostic criteria, have been associated with APS. The pathogenic mechanisms behind the syndrome are complex and not fully elucidated. aPL enhance thrombosis, interfering with different pathways. Nevertheless, ischemic injury is not always sufficient to explain clinical features of the syndrome and immune-mediated damage has been advocated. This may be particularly relevant in the context of neurological complications. The reason why only a subgroup of patients develop non-criteria nervous system disorders and what determines the clinical phenotype are questions that remain open. The double nature, thrombotic and immunologic, of APS is also reflected by therapeutic strategies. In this review we summarize known neurological manifestations of APS, revisiting pathogenesis and current treatment options.
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- Thomas Fleetwood
- Section of Neurology, Department of Translational Medicine University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Section of Neurology, Department of Translational Medicine University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Section of Neurology, Department of Translational Medicine University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.,Interdisciplinary Research Centre of Autoimmune Diseases University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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Li C, Zhao J, Liu S, Song W, Zhu J, Hua L, Wang Q, Li M, Zeng X, Zhao Y. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is a curative resolution for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension associated with antiphospholipid syndrome: a retrospective cohort study. Lupus 2018; 27:2206-2214. [PMID: 30451640 DOI: 10.1177/0961203318810427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Background Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare and life-threatening condition with poor prognosis in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is the optimal surgical option for CTEPH. Objectives This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and risk of PTE in patients with APS-associated CTEPH. Methods Consecutive patients with APS-associated CTEPH diagnosed between January 2012 and September 2017 at Peking Union Medical College Hospital were retrospectively evaluated. Demographics, clinical manifestations, antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) profiles, and pulmonary arterial hypertension–targeted medications were collected. Deterioration of cardiac function and death were chosen as the endpoints, in order to assess the effect of PTE on short-term and long-term prognoses (evaluated by the change of cardiac function after treatment and cardiac deterioration or death in the follow-up, respectively). Results A total of 20 patients with APS-associated CTEPH were enrolled, and eight patients underwent PTE. Chi-square test ( p = 0.01) and Kaplan–Meier curves (log rank test, p = 0.04) showed that there were statistically significant differences in both short-term and long-term prognoses between patients with and without PTE. Conclusion These results provide strong evidence that PTE is a curative resolution in patients with APS-associated CTEPH. Following a full specialized and multidisciplinary risk-benefit evaluation to limit the risk of thrombosis or bleeding and to manage possible thrombocytopenia, PTE is at least a temporal curative resolution for CTEPH complicated with APS.
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- C Li
- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Pengo V, Denas G. Diagnostics and treatment of thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS): A personal perspective. Thromb Res 2018; 169:35-40. [PMID: 30007134 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is a condition characterized by the occurrence of thromboembolic events and/or pregnancy loss combined with one laboratory criterion among Lupus Anticoagulant- LAC, anticardiolipin -aCL, and anti β2-Glycoprotein I -aβ2GPI antibodies. Several hypotheses were put forward to explain the causal role of antibodies in the clinical events but none is fully convincing. Current laboratory diagnosis is based on three tests (LAC, IgG/IgM aβ2GPI and IgG/IgM aCL antibodies). The triple-positive profile (all the three tests positive, same isotype) is associated with a higher risk for thrombosis. The mainstay of therapy in thrombotic APS is anticoagulation, with VKAs being the cornerstone. Low dose aspirin in combination or alone may have a role in arterial thrombosis, and in primary thromboprophylaxis. The Non-Vitamin K Antagonists Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) role in the therapy of APS is under investigation but not verified. Alternative treatment options including rituximab and eculizumab have been successfully reported in few cases of catastrophic APS.
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- Vittorio Pengo
- Cardiology Clinic, Thrombosis Centre, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy.
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- Cardiology Clinic, Thrombosis Centre, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
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Ricarte IF, Dutra LA, Abrantes FF, Toso FF, Barsottini OGP, Silva GS, de Souza AWS, Andrade D. Neurologic manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome. Lupus 2018; 27:1404-1414. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203318776110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Neurological involvement in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is common, and its occurrence increases morbidity and mortality. Patients may present variable neurological involvement, such as cerebrovascular disease, cognitive dysfunction, headache, seizures, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis-like syndrome, transverse myelitis and ocular symptoms. Most neurological manifestations are associated with thrombosis of the microcirculation or of large vessels; nonetheless, there is compelling evidence suggesting that, in some cases, symptoms are secondary to an immune-mediated pathogenesis, with direct binding of aPL on neurons and glia. Herein we describe clinical characteristics and management of neurological APS manifestations.
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- I F Ricarte
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Yang HK, Moon KW, Ji MJ, Han SB, Hwang JM. Primary antiphospholipid syndrome presenting with homonymous quadrantanopsia. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2018; 10:208-210. [PMID: 29552669 PMCID: PMC5854868 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Purpose To report a case of primary antiphospholipid syndrome presenting with isolated homonymous superior quadrantanopsia. Observations A 50-year-old Korean man presented with subjective visual disturbance for 1 month. Visual field testing showed a right homonymous superior quadrantanopsia. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an old infarct in his left occipital lobe and multiple lesions in other areas of the brain. Laboratory tests showed a marked increase in serum anti-β2 glycoprotein I antibody, which remained elevated after 12 weeks. He was diagnosed with primary antiphospholipid syndrome and started anticoagulation therapy. Conclusions and importance This is the first case report of primary antiphospholipid syndrome presenting with isolated homonymous quadrantanopsia. Antiphospholipid syndrome should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients with homonymous visual field defects accompanying multiple cerebral infarcts.
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- Hee Kyung Yang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea
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Mahale RR, Mehta A, Rangasetty S. Simultaneous Occurrence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Carotid Artery Thrombosis in Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2017; 8:320-321. [PMID: 28479827 PMCID: PMC5402519 DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.203827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Rohan R. Mahale
- Department of Neurology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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LeVine SM. Is There an Increased Risk for Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, and If So, Should Preventive Treatment Be Considered? Front Neurol 2016; 7:128. [PMID: 27563297 PMCID: PMC4980612 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2016.00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Steven M LeVine
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, KS , USA
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Noureldine MHA, Haydar AA, Berjawi A, Elnawar R, Sweid A, Khamashta MA, Hughes GRV, Uthman I. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) revisited: Would migraine headaches be included in future classification criteria? Immunol Res 2016; 65:230-241. [DOI: 10.1007/s12026-016-8831-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kampylafka EI, Alexopoulos H, Dalakas MC, Tzioufas AG. Immunotherapies for Neurological Manifestations in the Context of Systemic Autoimmunity. Neurotherapeutics 2016; 13:163-78. [PMID: 26510559 PMCID: PMC4720664 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-015-0393-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Neurological involvement is relatively common in the majority of systemic autoimmune diseases and may lead to severe morbidity and mortality, if not promptly treated. Treatment options vary greatly, depending on the underlying systemic pathophysiology and the associated neurological symptoms. Selecting the appropriate therapeutic scheme is further complicated by the lack of definite therapeutic guidelines, the necessity to differentiate primary neurological syndromes from those related to the underlying systemic disease, and to sort out adverse neurological manifestations caused by immunosuppressants or the biological agents used to treat the primary disease. Immunotherapy is a sine qua non for treating most, if not all, neurological conditions presenting in the context of systemic autoimmunity. Specific agents include classical immune modulators such as corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasma exchange, as well as numerous biological therapies, for example anti-tumor necrosis factor agents and monoclonal antibodies that target various immune pathways such as B cells, cytokines, and co-stimulatory molecules. However, experience regarding the use of these agents in neurological complications of systemic diseases is mainly empirical or based on small uncontrolled studies and case series. The aim of this review is to present the state-of-the-art therapies applied in various neurological manifestations encountered in the context of systemic autoimmune diseases; evaluate all treatment options on the basis of existing guidelines; and compliment these data with our personal experience derived from a large number of patients.
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- Eleni I Kampylafka
- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece.
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Pereira FR, Macri F, Jackowski MP, Kostis WJ, Gris JC, Beregi JP, Mekkaoui C. Diffusion tensor imaging in patients with obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome without neuropsychiatric symptoms. Eur Radiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-3922-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Aspirin is widely used to lessen the risks of cardiovascular events. Some studies suggest that patients with multiple sclerosis have an increased risk for some cardiovascular events, for example, venous thromboembolism and perhaps ischemic strokes, raising the possibility that aspirin could lessen these increased risks in this population or subgroups (patients with limited mobility and/or antiphospholipid antibodies). However, aspirin causes a small increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke, which is a concern as it could potentially worsen a compromised blood-brain barrier. Aspirin has the potential to ameliorate the disease process in multiple sclerosis (for example, by limiting some components of inflammation), but aspirin also has the potential to inhibit mitochondrial complex I activity, which is already reduced in multiple sclerosis. In an experimental setting of a cerebral ischemic lesion, aspirin promoted the proliferation and/or differentiation of oligodendrocyte precursors, raising the possibility that aspirin could facilitate remyelination efforts in multiple sclerosis. Other actions by aspirin may lead to small improvements of some symptoms (for example, lessening fatigue). Here we consider potential benefits and risks of aspirin usage by patients with multiple sclerosis.
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- Sheila Tsau
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy-Glendale, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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Saad AF, Nickell LT, Heithaus RE, Shamim SA, Opatowsky MJ, Layton KF. Basilar artery thrombosis in the setting of antiphospholipid syndrome. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2014; 27:210-2. [PMID: 24982561 DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2014.11929110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disorder characterized by arterial or venous thrombosis, recurrent first-trimester pregnancy loss, and multiple additional clinical manifestations. We describe a man with severe atherosclerotic basilar artery stenosis and superimposed in situ thrombus who was found to have antiphospholipid syndrome.
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- Amin F Saad
- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (Saad, Nickell, Heithaus), Neurointerventional Radiology (Opatowsky, Layton), and Neurology (Shamim), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (Saad, Nickell, Heithaus), Neurointerventional Radiology (Opatowsky, Layton), and Neurology (Shamim), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (Saad, Nickell, Heithaus), Neurointerventional Radiology (Opatowsky, Layton), and Neurology (Shamim), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (Saad, Nickell, Heithaus), Neurointerventional Radiology (Opatowsky, Layton), and Neurology (Shamim), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (Saad, Nickell, Heithaus), Neurointerventional Radiology (Opatowsky, Layton), and Neurology (Shamim), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (Saad, Nickell, Heithaus), Neurointerventional Radiology (Opatowsky, Layton), and Neurology (Shamim), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
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Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLA): the role of centrally acting vasodilators. Case series and review of literature. Clin Rheumatol 2013; 33:1829-33. [PMID: 24277114 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-013-2434-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is Raynaud's phenomenon of the brain. Changes in neurological function are dependent upon which areas of the brain are deprived of normal blood flow. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLA) is a common cause of Raynaud's phenomenon that can occur anywhere in the body, including the brain. Management of CNS vasospasm generally involves the use of centrally acting calcium channel blockers, which have been shown to relieve the associated headaches and transient neurological symptoms associated with it. Three patients with APLA and RCVS from our clinics are illustrated. It is demonstrated that the use of centrally acting calcium channel-blocking drugs, such as nimodipine, which prevent and reverse CNS vasospasm, led to clinical improvement in our patients over the course of 5-9 years. All of them had MRIs done at the initiation of therapy and 5-9 years after being on therapy. MRI measures of T2 lesion volumes (LVs) and number were obtained. All three patients had a good response in controlling clinical symptoms related to CNS vasospasm, Raynaud's phenomenon, visual disturbances, confusion, headaches, and hearing loss. There was also a resolution in the MRI findings of these patients. This case series of three patients shows a clinical improvement and decrease in T2 LV and number in patients with APLA and Raynaud's syndrome on centrally acting calcium channel blockers. RCVS is much more common than that currently appreciated. APLA is the common cause of RCVS. Further studies are needed to determine the optimal methods to diagnose RCVS and optimal therapies to treat it.
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Cooper MS, Clark VP. Neuroinflammation, neuroautoimmunity, and the co-morbidities of complex regional pain syndrome. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2013; 8:452-69. [PMID: 22923151 PMCID: PMC3661922 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-012-9392-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is associated with non-dermatomal patterns of pain, unusual movement disorders, and somatovisceral dysfunctions. These symptoms are viewed by some neurologists and psychiatrists as being psychogenic in origin. Recent evidence, however, suggests that an autoimmune attack on self-antigens found in the peripheral and central nervous system may underlie a number of CRPS symptoms. From both animal and human studies, evidence is accumulating that neuroinflammation can spread, either anterograde or retrograde, via axonal projections in the CNS, thereby establishing neuroinflammatory tracks and secondary neuroinflammatory foci within the neuraxis. These findings suggest that neuroinflammatory lesions, as well as their associated functional consequences, should be evaluated during the differential diagnosis of non-dermatomal pain presentations, atypical movement disorders, as well as other "medically unexplained symptoms", which are often attributed to psychogenic illness.
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- Mark S Cooper
- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, USA.
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Nichtweiß M, Weidauer S, Treusch N, Hattingen E. White Matter Lesions and Vascular Cognitive Impairment. Clin Neuroradiol 2012; 22:193-210. [DOI: 10.1007/s00062-012-0134-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Much more than thrombosis and pregnancy loss: The antiphospholipid syndrome as a ‘systemic disease’. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2012; 26:79-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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An estimated 10% to 40% of children with epilepsy have treatment-resistant epilepsy. Persistent seizures have negative psychosocial, behavioral, cognitive, and financial consequences and are associated with an increased mortality rate. Accurate syndromic and etiologic diagnoses are of vital importance because they may guide medical and/or surgical decision making. Revisitation of the history to confirm the diagnosis of epilepsy and the appropriateness of medication trials to date is vital. Routine imaging should include structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with an established epilepsy protocol. In the setting of a normal previous MRI, repeat imaging may be indicated and may be supplemented with other imaging modalities. The admission for prolonged inpatient video-encephalographic monitoring may lead to a revision of a pre-existing diagnosis. Laboratory evaluations should include genetic, metabolic, and infectious/inflammatory studies when indicated. In this review, we discuss the implication of seizure semiology and syndrome classification when searching for an underlying diagnosis in treatment-resistant epilepsy, and will review both basic and more advanced procedures/studies that may aid diagnosis.
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- Karen L Skjei
- Pediatric Regional Epilepsy Program, Division of Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA.
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Aszalós Z. [Neurological and psychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome]. Orv Hetil 2011; 152:597-605. [PMID: 21436024 DOI: 10.1556/oh.2011.29087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Neurological or psychiatric symptoms are present in 60% of the cases with systemic lupus erythematosus. Direct lesions of nervous system are associated with the presence of antibodies, vasculitis, thrombosis and impairments mediated by cytokines. Damages caused by injuries of other organs or those due to therapy are known as indirect causes. In the complex pathogenesis the primary cause is neuronal dysfunction mediated by autoantibodies, vasculopathia and coagulopathia. Until now, more than 20 antibodies have been identified in association with damages of the nervous system. These antibodies may impair neurons or astrocytes and may promote thrombotic processes in vessels of the brain. Activation of endothelial cells and disturbance of blood-brain barrier are also pathogenic factors. In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus the most frequent psychiatric manifestations are organic psychosyndrome, particularly deterioration of cognitive functions, and depression, while the most common neurological syndromes are epilepsy and ischemic stroke. In the pathogenesis of antiphospholipid syndrome β2-glycoprotein I plays the most important role; binding to its antibody the complex may interact with cells and modify haemostatic actions. The most frequent neurological manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome are headache and ischemic stroke.
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- Zsuzsa Aszalós
- Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar II. Belgyógyászati Klinika Budapest Szentkirályi u. 46. 1088.
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Willis R, Pierangeli SS. Pathophysiology of the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. AUTOIMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS 2011; 2:35-52. [PMID: 26000118 PMCID: PMC4389016 DOI: 10.1007/s13317-011-0017-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 01/24/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are associated with the recurrent pregnancy loss and thrombosis that characterizes the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS). Although the ontogeny of these pathogenic antibodies has not been fully elucidated, there is evidence that indicates the involvement of both genetic and environmental factors. The ability of aPL to induce a procoagulant phenotype in APS patients plays a central role in the development of arterial and venous thrombotic manifestations typical of the disease. Inflammation serves as a necessary link between this procoagulant phenotype and actual thrombus development and is an important mediator of the placental injury seen in APS patients with obstetric complications. Recent evidence has indicated a role for abnormal cellular proliferation and differentiation in the pathophysiology of APS, especially in those patients with pregnancy morbidity and other more atypical manifestations that have no identifiable thrombotic cause. The interplay of genetic and environmental factors responsible for aPL development and the mechanisms by which these antibodies produce disease in APS patients is the focus of this review.
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- Rohan Willis
- Department of Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies
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- Division of Rheumatology/Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Brackenridge Hall 2.108 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0883 USA
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