Acute encephalitis with intrathecal synthesis of measles antibodies

✍ Scribed by H. -J. Schädlich; A. Karenberg; M. Nekic; K. Felgenhauer

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 403 KB
• Volume: 235
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-5354
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00314358

✦ Synopsis

In two cases of acute encephalitis, there was an intrathecal antibody synthesis against measles virus, as determined with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The clinical findings were not consistent with a usual measles infection, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis or acute multiple sclerosis.