Elevated antimeasles antibody titre: An association in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity410 @entity322 @entity32817 @entity1494 @entity2045 @entity73 @entity14752 @entity8300 @entity74 @entity716
INTRODUCTION: @entity14752 is a group of treatable noninfective @entity74 with great clinical implications. They have a close resemblance to @entity32817 . We report the presence of significant titers of antimeasles antibody in some of our @entity1 with @entity14752 resulting in diagnostic and therapeutic problems. @entity1 AND METHODS: @entity1 seen by us in the last 4 years with high titers (1:625 dilution) cerebrospinal fiuid (CSF) antimeasles antibody positivity were reviewed retrospectively. The data collected were assessed using SPSS- Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 15.0 (IBM corporation) software. The groups which showed elevated antimeasles antibody titers but did not have other parameters suggestive of subacute sclerosing @entity8300 (Group 2) were segregated and compared with those who had the typical features (Group 1) using Fisher's Exact Test. RESULTS: There were 33 patients with antimeasles antibody in CSF. Group 1 had 27 and Group 2 had 6 @entity1 . Group 1 had lower age, @entity73 , slow @entity2045 , less generalized @entity410 , and focal @entity410 . Group 2 @entity1 belonged to the higher age, had significant @entity716 (P = 0.02), @entity1494 (P = 0.0001). Slow @entity2045 was significant in the first group (P = 0.028), and weakness was significant in the second group (P = 0.028) and double @entity322 in the second group (P = 0.0001). Magnetic resonance imaging showed significant gray matter and cerebellar involvement in Group 2 P = 0.005 and P = 0.028, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 who show significant titers of antimeasles antibodies in the CSF but belonging to older age group with @entity716 , generalized @entity410 , double @entity322 , focal @entity2045 , and electroencephalographic and imaging noncorroborative need to be investigated for @entity14752 in view of the great prognostic and therapeutic relevance.
