| Title | Anti-basal ganglia antibodies in patients with atypical dystonia and tics: a prospective study. | | Author(s) | Edwards MJ, Trikouli E, Martino D, Bozi M, Dale RC, Church AJ, Schrag A, Lees AJ, Quinn NP, Giovannoni G, Bhatia KP | | Institution | Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, UCL, Queen Square, London, UK. | | Source | Neurology 2004 Jul 13; 63(1):156-8. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Autoantibodies
Basal Ganglia
Dystonia
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders
Middle Aged
Movement Disorders
Prospective Studies
Tics
| | Abstract | Anti-basal ganglia antibodies (ABGA) are associated with movement disorders in children, but have not been assessed in adult onset movement disorders. In a prospective assessment ABGA were positive in 65% of a group of 65 patients with atypical movement disorders, but were very rare in healthy adults and adults with idiopathic dystonia. An autoimmune mechanism may underlie a proportion of cases of atypical movement disorders. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 15249628 |
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