No excess of factor V:Q506 genotype but high prevalence of anticardiolipin antibodies without antiendothelial cell antibodies in retinal vein occlusion in young patients.

Factor V:Q506 (factor V Leiden) is associated with venous thrombosis and has been reported to be a risk factor for retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA), also associated with RVO, are a marker for the prothrombotic condition antiphospholipid syndrome, in which antiendothelial antibodies (AECA) are also frequently present. This study reviewed 45 younger patients View Article and Find Full Text PDF

HMPAO SPECT imaging of Alzheimer's disease patients with similar content-specific autobiographic delusion: comparison using statistical parametric mapping.

Unlabelled: Delusional behavior and thinking are common symptoms in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the past, these delusions have been considered to be psychotic complications of global neurologic dysfunction. Recently, authors have suggested that content-specific delusions in AD are associated with discrete regional abnormalities of the right hemisphere.