Immunoglobulin Levels in the Cerebrospinal Fluid
- 14 February 1970
- Vol. 1 (5693) , 396-399
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5693.396
Abstract
The immunoglobulins G, A, M, and D have been measured in the cerebrospinal fluid of 207 patients with neurological disease. Raised levels of IgG, expressed as a percentage of total cerebrospinal fluid (C.S.F.) protein, were found in 62% of 45 cases of multiple sclerosis compared with 14% of 160 cases with various other neurological disorders. Thus measurement of the IgG level is probably a useful confirmatory investigation in multiple sclerosis. IgA and IgM were found only in the C.S.F. of patients with a raised protein level, and IgD was not detected.Keywords
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