A substantial number of Rasmussen syndrome patients have increased IgG, CD4+ T cells, TNFα, and Granzyme B in CSF

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1419-1431

  Takahashi, Yukitoshi ^a,b   Mine, Jyun ^a   Kubota, Yuko ^a   Yamazaki, Etsuko ^a   Fujiwara, Tateki ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA INSTITUTE OF EPILEPSY AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GluR 2 (NR2B); Granzyme B; Interferon ; Rasmussen syndrome; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHLORIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOSE; GRANZYME B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CELL SORTER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRANZYMES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; PROTEINS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66849087660     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01977.x     Document Type: Article

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