Autoantibodies and the Immune Hypothesis in Psychotic Brain Diseases: Challenges and Perspectives

The pathophysiology of psychosis is poorly understood, with both the cognitive and cellular changes of the disease process remaining mysterious. There is a growing body of evidence that points to dysfunction of the immune system in a subgroup of patients with psychosis. Recently, autoantibodies dire...

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Main Authors: Karrnan Pathmanandavel, Jean Starling, Russell C. Dale, Fabienne Brilot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/257184