title: [Chorea and primary antiphospholipid syndrome].
abstract: Primary antiphospholipid syndrome or PAPS is characterised by antiphospholipid antibodies and arterial and/or venous thromboses. Numerous other clinical features have been shown to be related to this syndrome. Chorea is a well known but rare phenomenon in systemic lupus erythematosus; it has been shown to be strongly related to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. We describe two patients with chorea that appeared to be caused by the PAPS.
authors.affiliation: Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Academisch Ziekenhuis St. Radboud, Nijmegen.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: van Heereveld
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: van den Hoogen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Vaan
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Blok
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: de Coo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Boerbooms
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Q000097:blood; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor
vernacular_title: Chorea en het primaire antifosfolipidensyndroom.