A case of thyrotoxicosis with chorea: association with anti-phospholipid antibody

Authors
Adcock, J Garrick, R Kelly, P
Citation
J. Adcock et al., A case of thyrotoxicosis with chorea: association with anti-phospholipid antibody, J CL NEUROS, 6(2), 1999, pp. 168-171
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN journal
09675868 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
168 - 171
Database
ISI
SICI code
0967-5868(199903)6:2<168:ACOTWC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We report a case of thyrotoxicosis associated with chorea and detectable an ti-phospholipid antibodies in which a structural abnormality could not be d etected on routine imaging but cerebral perfusion single photon emission co mputed tomography scans suggested a reversible alteration of basal ganglia perfusion. The pathophysiological mechanisms of phospholipid antibody causi ng chorea in thyrotoxicosis are discussed. Journal or Clinical Neuroscience (1999) 5(2), 168-171 (C) 1999 Harcourt Brace & Co. Ltd.