Along with AIDS, antiphospholipid syndrome was the major medical discovery ofthe late 20th century, so for many it is still deemed a ‘new’ disease. The discovery of ‘sticky blood’ (commonly known as antiphospholipid syndrome or ‘Hughes Syndrome’) came out of years of observation of patients who had developed lupus. Many specialists in the 1970s were interested in the neurological aspects of lupus, and Dr Hughes, among others, spent a number of years studying themechanisms of brain inflammation. In the mid 1970s, Hughes observed a number of young women with a form of viral paralysis, where interestingly many of them carried an antibody in their blood actually directed against ‘phospholipid’ – one of the components of brain and spinal cord. It quickly became apparent that individuals who had "anti-phospholipid antibodies" suffered from a tendency not only to develop brain and spinal cord symptoms, but also a tendency to develop both vein and artery thrombosis. INDICE: Introduction.- The Brain… (Cases 1 - 19).- … and other animals (Cases 20 – 34).- Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Infertility (Cases 35 – 37).- Causes and Effects (Cases 38 – 44).- Aspects of Treatment (Cases 45 – 50).- Conclusions; Random Thoughts.
- ISBN: 978-1-84800-375-0
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 80
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés