title: [Antiphospholipid syndrome--interdisciplinary problem].
abstract: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder, where the essence of the matter is the existence of antiphospholipid antibodies. The typical symptoms of APS are: venous thrombo-embolic disease and artery thrombosis in a brain. The authors present 5 patients (2 females and 3 males) at the age of 36-54 with ischemic stroke and one 26-year-old women with thrombosis of central retinal vein caused by APS. In 4 cases in secondary prevention anticoagulant (acenocumarol) was used and in 2--antiplatelet drug (aspirin). In 2 cases congenital disturbances of coagulation were also discovered. We suggest that in ischemic stroke and visual disturbances of not-well-known origin it is useful to make examinations concerning APS, as well as congenital thrombophilias.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Neurologii Szpitala Specjalistycznego w Pile.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiszniewska
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wiszniewski
authors.forename: Ewelina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hanszke
authors.forename: Irmina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gaik
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Turowiecka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000209:etiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; D000925:Anticoagulants; D015415:Biomarkers