CSF Neopterin Levels in Febrile Convulsions

Abstract

Neopterin, a marker for activation of the cellular immune system, and interferon-gamma were measured in the cerebrospinal fluid of 40 infants and young children (ages 0.75 to 4.6 years) admitted with fever and/or convulsions to Nippon Medical School 2nd Hospital or Tama Nagayama Hospital, Japan.

Keywords

• cerebrospinal fluid
• febrile convulsions
• neopterin csf levels