What is Antiphospholipid Syndrome?
The Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder. In APS the organism produces autoantibodies against phospholipids, major components of every living cell membrane.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms of antiphospholipid syndrome are venous or arterial thromboses, habitual abortion, foetal loss and thrombocytopenia. Possible are also neurological disorder (excluding stroke), e.g. epilepsy, chorea, migraine, multi-infarct dementia and lupoid sclerosis.
Please note that many of these diseases are very rare.
Should you suffer from similar symptoms, please consult your physician.
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