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Oligoclonal bands in the cerebrospinal fluid of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with disease-associated mutations.
Journal of neurology - 1 Jan 2013
Ticozzi Nicola, Tiloca Cinzia, Mencacci Niccolò E, Morelli Claudia, Doretti Alberto, Rusconi Daniela, Colombrita Claudia, Sangalli Davide, Verde Federico, Finelli Palma, Messina Stefano, Ratti Antonia, Silani Vincenzo
Abstract excerpt
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is usually performed to exclude inflammatory processes of the central nervous system. Although in a small subset of patients an intrathecal synthesis of IgG is detectable, usually there is no clear explanation for this evid...
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