Hughes Syndrome
A Patient's Guide
2nd Edition
Published on 16. May 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 93 pages
978-3-319-31028-2 (ISBN)
Description
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 therefore touches all areas of medicine.Many publications have shown that APS causes miscarriage, strokes, heart attacks and teenage epilepsy.
This new 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.
It aims to help patients with Hughes Syndrome and their families, as well as trainee doctors , GPs, nurses and midwives.
This new 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.
It aims to help patients with Hughes Syndrome and their families, as well as trainee doctors , GPs, nurses and midwives.
More details
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
21 s/w Abbildungen, 1 farbige Abbildung
XI, 93 p. 22 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
140 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-31028-2 (9783319310282)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-31029-9
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
05/2016
2nd Edition
Springer
€85.59
Available for download
Previous edition
Book
04/2001
Springer
€42.75
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Person
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
Content
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.