dc.contributor.author |
Nicoletti, Alessandra |
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dc.contributor.author |
García Lescano, Héctor Hugo |
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dc.contributor.author |
Cicero, Calogero Edoardo |
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dc.contributor.author |
Portaro, Giacomo |
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dc.contributor.author |
Giuliano, Loretta |
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dc.contributor.author |
Patti, Francesco |
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dc.contributor.author |
Sofia, Vito |
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dc.contributor.author |
Noh, John |
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dc.contributor.author |
Handali, Sukwan |
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dc.contributor.author |
Zappia, Mario |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-08-08T15:23:47Z |
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dc.date.available |
2019-08-08T15:23:47Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/7154 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Acute myelitis is a common neurological manifestation due to different causes, but in about 15-30% of cases its etiology remains unknown (idiopathic myelitis). Myelitis represents the most common manifestation of neurotoxocariasis, the infection of the human nervous system by larvae of the nematode Toxocara spp.; however, despite the high seroprevalence worldwide, its contribution to the burden of disease has not been assessed. We evaluated the presence of antibodies against Toxocara spp. in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a sample of 28 patients with a diagnosis of idiopathic myelitis (N = 20) or encephalomyelitis (N = 8) who attended the Neurological Unit of the University Hospital of Catania, Sicily. Antibodies against Toxocara spp. were measured using a multiplex bead-based assay and Toxocara immunoblot using Toxocara canis excretory secretory antigens. All samples tested negative for the presence of anti-T. canis IgG antibodies. In this series, we found no evidence of a contribution of neurotoxocariasis to the burden of myelitis. |
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dc.language.iso |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
Springer |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Neurological Sciences |
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dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es |
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dc.subject |
Myelitis |
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dc.subject |
Neurotoxocariasis |
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dc.subject |
Toxocara canis |
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dc.subject |
Neglected tropical diseases |
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dc.title |
Lack of evidence for Toxocara infection in Italian myelitis patients |
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dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04017-9 |
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dc.subject.ocde |
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.25 |
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dc.relation.issn |
1590-3478 |
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