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Chorea in primary antiphospholipid syndrome

C Masala1, S Morino, P Zangari

  • 1Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
|August 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome can cause chorea in patients without lupus. This rare neurological complication, characterized by involuntary movements and low platelets, warrants consideration even without systemic lupus erythematosus diagnostic criteria being met.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Rheumatology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Chorea and thrombocytopenia are rare neurological and hematological manifestations.
  • Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder.
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and APS share some serological markers.