Demonstration of antibody and cellular immune response to brain extract in West and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes

We investigated humoral and cellular immune response to brain tissues in 15 patients with West syndrome, in 9 patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and in 20 healthy children. High levels of a precipitating antibody to a saline extract of brain tissue were detected in all patients; leucocyte migrati...

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Main Authors: Norma G. S. Mota, M. Thereza Rezkallah-Iwasso, M. Terezinha S. Peraçoli, Terezinha C. B. Montelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1984-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1984000200004&lng=en&tlng=en