NEUROSARCOIDOSIS, STROKE AND ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
ZADRA M BRAMBILLA A ERLI LC GRANDI R FINAZZI G
Citation
M. Zadra et al., NEUROSARCOIDOSIS, STROKE AND ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES - A CASE-REPORT, European journal of neurology, 3(2), 1996, pp. 146-148
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
European journal of neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
13515101
Volume
3
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
146 - 148
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-5101(1996)3:2<146:NSAAA->2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Stroke is uncommon in neurosarcoidosis, despite histological evidence of vessel involvement by granulomatous process. We describe recurrent cerebral ischemias in a young man affected by sarcoidosis. Haematologi cal investigations revealed tile presence of anticardiolipin antibodie s and lupus anticoagulant. Stroke in neurosarcoidosis is probably due to several different mechanisms, one of which could be the presence of a hypercoagulability state.