Hughes Syndrome : A Patient’s Guide / by Graham Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, Graham R. V. (Graham Robert Vivian), Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rheumatology.

Cardiology.

Obstetrics.

Hematology.

Neurology.

Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery.

Local Subjects:

Rheumatology.

Cardiology.

Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery.

Hematology.

Neurology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Summary:

This second edition is a result from a worldwide surge of interest in antiphospholipid syndrome. This disease, also known as Hughes Syndrome, affects all organs of the body including the placenta, and touches all areas of medicine. Many publications have shown that APS causes miscarriage, strokes, heart attacks and teenage epilepsy, as well as being a major, treatable cause of migraine and memory loss. Hughes' Syndrome- A Patient’s Guide, Second Edition, will see many of the illustrations updated as well as an increase in the number of figures within the chapters, to help the reader understand and treat this disease. Although labelled a 'patient's guide', the text and presentation is aimed at a wide spectrum of health care professionals.

Contents:

1. Sticky Blood: the Disease Is Common

2. Main Clinical Features

3. Clotting in Veins

4. Stroke

5. Memory Loss and “Alzheimers”

6. Headaches, Migraine and Fits

7. The Spinal Cord and “Multiple Sclerosis”

8. The Heart and Arteries

9. Internal Organs

10. The “Catastrophic” Antiphospholipid Syndrome

11. Pregnancy and Fetal Loss

12. Hughes’ Syndrome and Lupus

13. Treatment

14. The Outlook

15. What Blood Tests Do We Use?

16. Research

17. Background

18. An Update

19. Further Reading and Websites.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-319-31029-1