title: Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome masquerading as progressive supranuclear palsy.
abstract: We report a case of a patient with clinical features of progressive supranuclear palsy and raised titres of anticardiolipin antibodies in blood, thrombocytopenia and livedo reticularis on skin. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain and isotope scan of brain were distinctive of vascular disorder.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic, Barzilai Medical Centre, Ashkelon, Israel. alex@barzi.health.gov.il
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reitblat
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Polishchuk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dorodnikov
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Aladjem
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Turiansky
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zamir
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kahana
mesh_terms: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000097:blood; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013494:Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin