Subtypes of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Neurologic Disorders: An Observational Study

Current Rheumatology Reviews
Maryam SahebariSamira H Sadeghi

Abstract

Concomitant neurologic manifestations and positive antiphospholipid antibodies (APAs) have been investigated in different manners. The present study aimed to investigate the association between neurologic manifestations and APAs. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 100 consecutive patients with selected neurological manifestations and at least one positive APAs within the age range of 20-50 years, referred to the Rheumatic Diseases Research Center from the Northeast Central Neurology Department of Iran during August 2012 to March 2014. According to the results, 89% of the participants were persistently positive for APAs, including lupus anticoagulant, IgG anticardiolipin (aCL), IgM aCL, IgG β-2 glycoprotein 1 (β2- GP1), and IgM β2-GP1, observed in 16%, 41%, 42%, 17%, and 15% of the patients, respectively. Furthermore, 10% of the patients had concomitant lupus manifestations, and 37% of them showed anti-DNA. The IgG and IgM aCL were the most prevalent antibodies. Cerebral vascular accident (33%), retinal artery/vein occlusion (21%), and seizure (20%) were the most frequent presentations among the patients. In addition, the patients with multiple sclerosis (composing 3% of the subjects) were 100% positive for ...Continue Reading

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