Antiphospholipid syndrome mimicking multiple sclerosis in two patients

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 500-502

  Fernández Fernández, Francisco J ^a   Rivera Gallego, Alberto ^a   de la Fuente Aguado, Javier ^a   Pérez Fernández, Silvia ^a   Muñoz Fernández, Delicias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMPLEX OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 33751248779     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.02.018     Document Type: Article

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