Thyroid Autoantibodies in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Subjects with and without Thyroid Disease: Implications for Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy

Introduction. Plasma antithyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (anti-Tg) are widely used in the diagnosis of autoimmune thyroiditis. No research has compared anti-TPO and anti-Tg both in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of healthy individuals vis-à-vis patients with thy...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Ilias, Vasiliki Karagiorga, George Paraskevas, Anastasia Bougea, Mara Bourbouli, Athina Pappa, Stamatina Nikopoulou, Elisabeth Kapaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Thyroid Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/819072