Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways / Edition 1

by Graham Hughes, Munther A Khamashta

Overview

Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways is a handy and easy-to-read guide to the main features of Hughes syndrome. There has been worldwide interest in this 'new' syndrome (first described in 1983). A clotting tendency which can potentially affect any organ in the body, it is:

*         responsible for 1 in 5 recurrent miscarriages (now successfully treated with aspirin and heparin)

*         responsible for 1 in 5 young (under 45) strokes

*         a major cause of early heart attacks

*         responsible for 1 in 5 deep vein thromboses

*         an important cause of migraine.

Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways is a valuable resource for professionals with an interest in the subject, as well as general practitioners and patients.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447151609
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	07/02/2013
Edition description:	2013
Pages:	94
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.01(d)

About the Author

Graham Hughes, MD, FRCP The London Lupus Centre London Bridge Hospital, London UK

Munther Khamashta, MD, FRCP, PhD Graham Hughes Lupus Research Laboratory King's College London, UK

Table of Contents

The Nervous System.- Neuro-psychiatric.- Heart and Blood vessels.- Arteries and veins.- Kidney.- Liver and gastro-intestinal tract.- Ear, nose, throat.- Lungs.- Musculo-skeletal system.- Skin.- Pregnancy.- Blood.- Tests for Hughes Syndrome.- Associated conditions.- Aetiology.- Diagnosis and classification.- Treatment.- The Future.