A case of thyrotoxicosis with chorea: association with anti-phospholipid antibody.
We report a case of thyrotoxicosis associated with chorea and detectable anti-phospholipid antibodies in which a structural abnormality could not be detected on routine imaging but cerebral perfusion single photon emission computed tomography scans suggested a reversible alteration of basal ganglia perfusion. The pathophysiological mechanisms of phospholipid antibody causing chorea in thyrotoxicosis are discussed.
Adcock
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Department of Neurology, St Vincent's Hospital, 438 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney 2010, Australia.
Garrick
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Kelly
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