Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways

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.

List 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.

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

Summary

Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways

Product details

• Authors: Graha Hughes, Graham Hughes, Khamashta, Munther A Khamashta, Munther A. Khamashta
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2013
• EAN: 9781447151609
• ISBN: 978-1-4471-5160-9
• No. of pages: 94
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 207 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 135 g
• Illustrations: X, 94 p. 15 illus., 14 illus. in color.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine