Immunity in Gilles de la Tourette-Syndrome: Results From a Cerebrospinal Fluid Study

Immunity in Gilles de la Tourette-Syndrome: Results From a Cerebrospinal Fluid Study

Background: Several lines of evidence support the hypothesis of an autoimmune origin of Gilles de la Tourette-Syndrome (GTS). Accordingly, in a recent study we detected positive oligoclonal bands (OCB) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in >30% of adult patients indicating an intrathecal antibody s...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Baumgaertel, Thomas Skripuletz, Jessica Kronenberg, Martin Stangel, Philipp Schwenkenbecher, Christopher Sinke, Kirsten R. Müller-Vahl, Kurt-Wolfram Sühs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Tourette-syndrome
autoimmunity
cerebrospinal fluid
oligoclonal bands
antibodies
tics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00732/full

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