Anticardiolipin antibody-associated stroke after liver transplantation.
Stroke is uncommon after orthotopic liver transplantation. We offer the first report, to our knowledge, of two posttransplant patients with stroke associated with elevated anticardiolipin antibodies, and we discuss their management, including the use of immunosuppression and antithrombotic therapy. We suggest that anticoagulation is the treatment of choice for such patients.
Bronster
D J
DJ
Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Gousse
R
R
Fassas
A
A
Rand
J H
JH
D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000097:blood*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D000925:Anticoagulants; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D014859:Warfarin