Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome associated with primary angiitis of the central nervous system: Report of two biopsy proven cases [1]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 408-409

  Quintero, M ^a   Mirza, N ^a   Chang, H ^a   Perl, A ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BIOPSY; BRAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 33144457255     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.040444     Document Type: Letter

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