Epilepsy: An autoimmune disease?

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 711-714

  Palace, J ^a   Lang, B ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; GANGLIOSIDE ANTIBODY; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; REVIEW; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; WEST SYNDROME;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 0033651175     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.6.711     Document Type: Review

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