Dementia, ataxia and parkinsonism associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-216

  Friedman, Joseph H ^a,b  

^a BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Ataxia; Dementia; Livedo reticularis; Parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; FOLIC ACID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PREDNISONE; THIAMINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ATAXIA; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ATAXIA; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS;

EID: 79951555166     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2010.11.016     Document Type: Letter

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