کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
340861 548372 2007 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Epilepsy and seropositivity rates of Toxocara canis and Toxoplasma gondii
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Epilepsy and seropositivity rates of Toxocara canis and Toxoplasma gondii
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryPurposeIncreased seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara canis have been observed in epileptic patients. Our aim is to determine whether there is any relationship between these agents and epilepsy in our cryptogenic epilepsy group.Material and methodsWe studied specific IgG antibodies against T. gondii and T. canis in 100 cryptogenic epileptic patients and 50 healthy volunteers that had no history of epilepsy in their first degree relatives. We studied T. gondii and T. canis-specific IgG antibody serum levels and compared the values of these two groups.ResultWe found similar T. gondii and T. canis serum IgG antibodies in patients with cryptogenic epilepsy and in the control group, even though the control group included more animal owners.ConclusionWe did not show any relationships between epilepsy and positive T. gondii and T. canis serology in our epileptic patients.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Seizure - Volume 16, Issue 3, April 2007, Pages 233–237
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