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  • Title: Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome presenting with disseminated bleeding and spinal subdural hemorrhage.
    Author: Jayachandran NV, Rajasekhar L, Narsimulu G, Prasad V.
    Journal: Spinal Cord; 2007 Nov; 45(11):753-5. PubMed ID: 17279095.
    Abstract:
    STUDY DESIGN: Case report. OBJECTIVES: To report a rare cause of spinal subdural hematoma. SETTING: A tertiary care university hospital in Andhra Pradesh, India. METHODS: Detailed evaluation and reporting of a case admitted in the hospital. RESULTS: A case of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) was found to present with spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma and paraplegia. This is a very rare presentation of APS. CONCLUSION: This article describes a rare case of APS presenting with disseminated bleeding and spontaneous spinal subdural hematoma, resulting in paraplegia.
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