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Second only to obstetrics and the risk of pregnancy, the nervous system appears to be the major organ involved in Hughes syndrome.
From common and well-recognised features such as stroke, migraine and movement disorders, the clinical picture can include conditions such as epilepsy, peripheral neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy.
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Hughes, G., Khamashta, M.A. (2013). The Nervous System. In: Hughes Syndrome: Highways and Byways. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5161-6_1
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