title: Anticardiolipin antibodies: a study of frequency in TIA and stroke.
abstract: We undertook a prospective study of consecutive patients to determine the frequency of elevated IgG and IgM anticardiolipin antibodies in transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke and found elevated IgG antibodies in 8.2% (9 of 110) and IgM in 9.1% (10 of 110), only the former being significantly greater than in a healthy control population. We suggest that anticardiolipin screening be concentrated on the young.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Rountree
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D002308:Cardiolipins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G