Table 2

Thrombophilia test-positive stroke and TIA

CharacteristicsAll (n=50)Positive APA
(n=28)
FVL/PGM genotype protein C, S or AT deficiency (n=23)
Acute ischaemic stroke, n (%)36 (72)16 (32)20 (40)
Intracranial haemorrhage, n (%)4 (8)2 (4)2 (4)
Transient ischaemic attack, n (%)10 (20)9 (18)1 (2)
Amaurosis fugax, n (%)4 (8)4 (8)0
 Non-ocular TIA, n (%)6 (12)5 (10)1 (2)
  • APA, antiphospholipid antibody; AT, antithrombin; FVL, factor V Leiden; PGM, prothrombin G20210A mutation; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.