Unusual Causes of Stroke - Hypercoagulable States and their work-up
Unusual Causes of Stroke - Hypercoagulable States and their work-up
Unusual Causes of Stroke - Hypercoagulable States and their work-up
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Antiphospholipid Antibodies: A<br />
Conceptual Challenge<br />
• Antiphospholipid antibodies<br />
– Anticardiolipin p ( (aCL) )<br />
– Antibodies to β2 glycoprotein 1 (β2GP1)<br />
– L<strong>up</strong>us p anticoagulant g ( (LA) )<br />
– Others<br />
• These antibodies do not recognize g the same<br />
antigenic epitopes<br />
– Can be found together or independently