title: [The viral etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis].
abstract: Roles of immunologic factors and slow virus infections in the aetiopathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have recently gained significance. For this purpose, presence of poliovirus type I, measles and herpes simplex (HSV) type I antibodies were determined in the sera of ALS patients by complement fixation technique. Significant increase in antibody titers for poliovirus type I and HSV type I were determined in sera of ALS patients in comparison with controls and patients with other neurologic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Gazi Universitesi, Tip Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dali.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Irkeç
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ustaçelebi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozalp
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Idrisoğlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D006801:Humans; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Amyotrofik lateral sklerozda viral etyolojinin araştirilmasi.