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Lupus Anticoagulant, Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Migraine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

M.J. Hogan ,
D.G. Brunet ,
P.M. Ford  and
D. Lillicrap
M.J. Hogan
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston
D.G. Brunet*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston
P.M. Ford
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston Department of Pathology, Queen's University, Kingston
D. Lillicrap
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston Department of Pathology, Queen's University, Kingston
*
c/o EEG Department, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V7
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The records of fifteen patients referred for neurological assessment and found to have lupus anticoagulant or elevated anticardiolipin antibodies were reviewed. The mean age for females in the group was 29.4 years and for males was 35. A diagnosis of migraine, either as an acute or chronic problem, was made in 10 (66%) of these patients. Seven of the 15 patients had ischemic stroke and two patients had other thrombotic complications associated with lupus anticoagulant. Three of the nine female patients with migraine had histories of spontaneous abortions. All migraine patients experienced transient or more prolonged neurological deficits with their headaches. An association between lupus anticoagulant and migraine can only be suggested. Data on the incidence of migraine in patients with lupus anticoagulant in the general medical population does not exist. Furthermore the prevalence of lupus anticoagulant in migraine sufferers is unknown. Therefore further studies are required to investigate this possible association.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , November 1988 , pp. 420 - 425
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1988

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