Investigation of probable relationship between Toxoplasma gondii and cryptogenic epilepsy

Yazar S., ARMAN F., YALÇIN Ş., Dimirtas F., YAMAN O., Sahin I.

SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.107-109, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1059-1311(02)00256-x
  • Dergi Adı: SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.107-109
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Toxoplasma gondii, cryptogenic epilepsy, ELISA, ENCEPHALITIS, AIDS
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Cryptogenic epilepsy, defines a group of epilepsy syndromes for which an aetiology is unknown but an underlying brain disease is suspected. We selected patients in this subgroup of epilepsy and investigated the sero-positivity rate for anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibodies by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). We investigated the probable relationship between Toxoplasma gondii and cryptogenic epilepsy.