Immune allergic response in Asperger syndrome

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 108-112

  Magalhães, Elizabeth S ^a   Pinto Mariz, Fernanda ^b   Bastos Pinto, Sandra ^c   Pontes, Adailton T ^a   Prado, Evandro A ^b   deAzevedo, Leonardo C ^a  

^a Pediatric Department   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Pediatric Department   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asperger; Atopy; IgE; Inflammation; Neuropsychiatry

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METHYLPHENIDATE; RISPERIDONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INCIDENCE; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 72049111491     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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