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Study of Humoral Immunity in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients Infected with Schistosomiasis

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Schistosoma ova deposited in the nervous system initiate a granulomatous reaction forming a space occupying lesion leading to pressure atrophy and degeneration of the nerve cells (1). Ghazi (2) demonstrated an incidence varying from 26.7% to 71.09%.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt

    M. El-Sawy, H. Abaza, N. Hammouda, Y. El-Gohary & M. El-Fatatry

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  1. Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen, Neurochemie Wilrijk, Belgium

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  2. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, St. Genesius-Rode, Belgium

    A. D. Strosberg

  3. Université Paris VII, Paris, France

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El-Sawy, M., Abaza, H., Hammouda, N., El-Gohary, Y., El-Fatatry, M. (1979). Study of Humoral Immunity in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients Infected with Schistosomiasis. In: Karcher, D., Lowenthal, A., Strosberg, A.D. (eds) Humoral Immunity in Neurological Diseases. NATO ASI Series, vol 24. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1003-7_36

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