title: The lupus anticoagulant in neurology.
abstract: The lupus anticoagulant (LA) is an antiphospholipid autoantibody that may predispose patients to thrombotic phenomena. Several authors have recently described the association of the LA with thrombotic cerebral disease. Speculation regarding the role of antiphospholipid antibodies in other neurologic diseases is increasing.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000276:immunology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor; D010743:Phospholipids