RESUMO
Antibodies to cardiolipin were measured in 50 consecutive patients with first stroke on admission and 10 healthy, age and sex matched control group. Elevated levels of acll antibodies were preset in none of the control group, but in 18% of patients with stroke. CAT scan of the brain among the 9 patients with acl antibodies, however 4 cases had no any other risk facto ECHO doppler heart examination was normal in all 9 cases, however ECG showed associated recent myocardial infraction [MI] in one case and old MI in another case among patients with positive acl antibodies. We suggest screening patients with stroke for acl antibodies, especially if there was no obvious risk factor or if there was associated myocardial infraction or did cerebral infract in brain CAT scan