el-Mallakh R S
Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06032.
Bull Clin Neurosci. 1986;51:102-7.
The lupus anticoagulant (LA) is an antiphospholipid autoantibody that may predispose patients to thrombotic phenomena. Several authors have recently described the association of the LA with thrombotic cerebral disease. Speculation regarding the role of antiphospholipid antibodies in other neurologic diseases is increasing.