Clinical and immunological significance of neopterin measurement in cerebrospinal fluid in patients with febrile convulsions

Brain and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 458-460

  Kawakami, Yasuhiko ^a   Fukunaga, Yoshitaka ^b   Kuwabara, Kentaro ^a   Fujita, Takehisa ^a   Fujino, Osamu ^a   Hashimoto, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL MUSASHI KOSUGI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Febrile convulsions; Interferon gamma; Neopterin; Non pleocytotic CSF

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; NEOPTERIN;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLEOCYTOSIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPTERIN; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 0032868797     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(99)00052-2     Document Type: Article

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