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Antiphospholipid-Antikörper-Syndrom

Seltene Ursache von durch epigastrische Auren eingeleiteten bilateral konvulsiven Anfällen

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Rare cause of epigastric auras and secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures

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Die Entwicklung einer Epilepsie im Rahmen eines Antiphospholipid-Antikörper-Syndroms (APAS) ist zwar nicht ungewöhnlich, kann im klinischen Alltag eines Epilepsiezentrums aber nur selten diagnostiziert werden. Vor allem bei Patienten mit zerebralen Ischämien vor dem 45. Lebensjahr in der Vorgeschichte sollte diese Diagnose miterwogen werden. Wegen der Gefahr falsch-positiver Ergebnisse ist besonderes Augenmerk auf die Labordiagnostik und die Interpretation der Ergebnisse im klinischen Kontext zu richten, zumal sich die Erkrankung mit unterschiedlichsten Symptomen manifestieren kann. Wegweisend sind neben thrombotischen Ereignissen insbesondere wiederholte Fehlgeburten in der Vorgeschichte. Die Therapie erfordert zumeist eine Langzeitbehandlung mit Acetylsalicylsäure (ASS) oder einem Vitamin-K-Antagonisten. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird ein charakteristischer Fall beschrieben.

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The development of epilepsy due to antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APAS) is not completely unusual although it is still only occasionally diagnosed as the underlying main cause in tertiary referral epilepsy centres. Especially in patients with cerebral ischemia prior to 45 years of age in their history the differential diagnosis of APAS should be considered. In order to avoid false positive conclusions laboratory results and their interpretation should be carefully weighed in the clinical context as the disease may become manifest with a large variety of clinical features. The diagnostic clue is often the history of recurrent abortion. Therapy usually necessitates treatment with anticoagulants, such as acetylsalicylic acid (ASS) or vitamin K antagonists throughout life. A characteristic case is described.

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Keller, L., Steinhoff, B. & Kurth, C. Antiphospholipid-Antikörper-Syndrom. Z. Epileptol. 26, 25–28 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10309-012-0290-2

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