Neuro-inflammation, blood-brain barrier, seizures and autism

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Many children with Autism Spectrum Diseases (ASD) present with seizure activity, but the pathogenesis is not understood. Recent evidence indicates that neuro-inflammation could contribute to seizures. We hypothesize that brain mast cell activation due to allergic...

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Main Authors: Theoharides Theoharis C, Zhang Bodi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/168