Anti-brain but not celiac disease antibodies in Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and related epilepsies

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 228-232

  Boscolo, S ^a   Baldas, V ^b   Gobbi, G ^c   Giordano, L ^d   Cioni, G ^e   Not, T ^b   Ventura, A ^b   Tongiorgi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Neurology Clinic   (Italy)

^e DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti brain autoantibodies; Autoimmunity; Pediatric epilepsy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN STEM; CELIAC DISEASE; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 13844293969     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2004.10.031     Document Type: Article

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