Diagnostic value of IgG4 Indices in IgG4-Related Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 266, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 82-86

  Della Torre, Emanuel ^a,b   Galli, Laura ^b   Franciotta, Diego ^c   Bozzolo, Enrica Paola ^b   Briani, Chiara ^d   Furlan, Roberto ^b   Roveri, Luisa ^b   Sessa, Maria ^b   Passerini, Gabriella ^b   Sabbadini, Maria Grazia ^a,b  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Hypertrophic pachymeningitis; IgG4; IgG4 related disease; IgG4 related pachymeningitis; Pachymeningitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4 RELATED DISEASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4 RELATED HYPERTROPHIC PACHYMENINGITIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MENINGEAL BIOPSY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL;

EID: 84891492023     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: 18728421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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