An autoimmune-mediated mechanism involving molecular mimicry has been proposed for a variety of pediatric movement disorders that occur after a streptococcal infection. In this study, anti-basal ganglia antibodies (ABGA) were measured in 15 children with the diagnosis of pediatric autoimmune neurops
Antibasal ganglia antibodies and PANDAS
β Scribed by Davide Martino; Andrew J. Church; Russell C. Dale; Gavin Giovannoni
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 44 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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