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(The Scotsman 25/05/2009)
THE man who discovered an illness which causes thousands of strokes every year has called for more testing to be done to reduce the numbers. Prof Graham Hughes, who gave his name to Hughes Syndrome, said cheap blood testing could significantly reduce the number of strokes which occur. "Anyone experiencing frequent headaches or migraine, visual disturbance or memory loss should automatically be tested for Hughes Syndrome; it should be routine," he said. "
Hughes Syndrome: simple to treat but all too often ignored.
(Telegraph 30/01/2009)
Hughes Syndrome could be diagnosed by a simple blood test but remains dangerously under-diagnosed. The symptoms are wide-ranging: migraines and headaches, memory loss, poor circulation, blotchy skin, tinnitus and earache, tummy cramps, DVTs, recurrent miscarriage, infertility, giddiness, visual disturbance, leg ulcers, seizures, and even mini-strokes or a diagnosis of MS.
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