Anticardiolipin antibodies: a study of frequency in TIA and stroke.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
We undertook a prospective study of consecutive patients to determine the frequency of elevated IgG and IgM anticardiolipin antibodies in transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke and found elevated IgG antibodies in 8.2% (9 of 110) and IgM in 9.1% (10 of 110), only the former being significantly greater than in a healthy control population. We suggest that anticardiolipin screening be concentrated on the young.
Medical subject headings
- Antibodies
- Cardiolipins
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Ischemic Attack, Transient