Pediatric Neurology Briefs (Oct 2005)

Autoantibodies in Post-Epstein-Barr Acute Cerebellar Ataxia

  • J Gordon Millichap

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-10-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 10
pp. 78 – 79

Abstract

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Eight of 23 patients with acute cerebellar ataxia (ACA) following Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection (proven serologically) had increased IgM anti-triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) antibody titers, in a study at Kyorin University, Tokyo, and Kinki University, Osaka, Japan.

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