title: Anticardiolipin antibodies, a disease marker for ischemic cerebrovascular events in a younger patient population?
abstract: The prevalence of anticardiolipin antibodies (ACLA) in sera of 49 patients having had their first TIA or ischemic stroke before 50 years of age was studied using a solid phase enzyme immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Five patients had IgM antibodies, eight had IgG, and three had antibodies belonging to both classes. Although ACLA were detected in 32% of patients (95% confidence interval [CI] 19-45%), the ACLA positive group did not differ with respect to clinical characteristics and distribution of major stroke risk factor frequency from the ACLA negative group. Further investigations are needed to establish the role of ACLA in the pathogenesis of ischemic cerebrovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Czlonkowska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meurer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Palasik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baranska-Gieruszczak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mendel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wierzchowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000032:analysis*; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M