Is Chlamydia pneumoniae present in the central nervous system of multiple sclerosis patients?
✍ Scribed by Servaas A. Morré; Corline J. A. De Groot; Joep Killestein; Chris J. L. M. Meijer; Chris H. Polman; Paul Van Der Valk; Adriaan J. C. Van Den Brule
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Abstract Chlamydial DNA and viable organisms have been reported in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. We investigated whether this phenomenon is specific for MS and not occurring in patients with other neurological diseases (OND) or in healthy controls and whether
BACKGROUND. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is common in hematooncologic diseases. The aim of the current study was to determine the diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzyme analysis for the diagnosis of CNS involvement in hematooncologic patients.
Childhood neuroblastoma is a neural crest-derived tumor that presents most commonly during this period of life. In disseminated form, it is resistant to cure by chemotherapy. The tumor tends to recur in diverse locations after an initial clinical response. The parenchyma of the central nervous syste