Antistreptococcal, neuronal, and nuclear antibodies in Tourette syndrome

• Published in: Pediatric neurology Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 119 - 125
• Main Authors: Loiselle, Christopher R, Wendlandt, John T, Rohde, Charles A, Singer, Harvey S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.02.2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Antibodies, Antinuclear - blood; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - immunology; Bacterial Proteins; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases; Deoxyribonucleases - immunology; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Neurology; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - diagnosis; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - epidemiology; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - immunology; Regression Analysis; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology; Streptococcal Infections - immunology; Streptococcus - immunology; Streptolysins - immunology; Tourette Syndrome - diagnosis; Tourette Syndrome - epidemiology; Tourette Syndrome - immunology; Human; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Nervous system diseases; Antibody; Hyperactivity; Cell nucleus; Anxiety disorder; Cerebral disorder; Attentional disorder; Neuron; Immunological investigation; Central nervous system disease; Gilles de la Tourette syndrome; Degenerative disease; Child

Previous studies have suggested associations between Tourette syndrome and attention-deficit–hyperactivity disorder and antistreptococcal antibodies and between Tourette syndrome and antinuclear antibodies. In this study, antistreptolysin O, antideoxyribonuclease B, antinuclear, and antineuronal ant...