title: Coincidental fluctuations of humoral immunity and clinical progression in a patient with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
abstract: Serum and cerebrospinal fluid were obtained from a 6-year-old male with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). Specimens were collected over a 9-month period beginning in the unusually acute phase and ending in a more quiescent phase of the disease. Immune complexes, auto-antibodies and viral antibodies were measured by radio-immunoassays. Fluctuations in these humoral immune parameters coincided with cessation of the acute phase of this disease. The results show that neurological changes in SSPE patients can be reflected in immune responses within both the peripheral circulation and the central nervous system.
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authors.lastname: Friis
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authors.lastname: Bloch
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authors.lastname: Faber
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authors.lastname: Salmi
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authors.lastname: Ziola
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D000917:Antibody Formation; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007105:Immune Complex Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000276:immunology; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D001323:Autoantibodies; D007136:Immunoglobulins