Cerebrospinal fluid C3 and C4 indexes in immunological disorders of the central nervous system

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Authors

Peter Joseph Jongen

W.H. Doesburg · Radboud University Nijmegen

J. L. M. Ibrahim-Stappers · Radboud University Nijmegen

W.A.J.G. Lemmens · Radboud University Nijmegen

O.R. Hommes · MS4 Research Institute

K.J.B. Lamers · Radboud University Nijmegen

Abstract

CSF index is a valid tool to detect intrathecal C3 or C4 production. C3 or C4 index contributes little to the differential diagnosis of immunological CNS disorders. C3 might play a pathogenic role in various immunological CNS disorders.

Topics & Keywords

Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volume 101, Issue 2, pp. 116-121

DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2000.101002116.x

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