Toxoplasma gondii infection in patients with schizophrenia
Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences. 2015; 19 (1): 874-879
in English
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ABSTRACT
Background and Objectives:
Schizophrenia is a complex chronic neuropsychiatric disease of the central nervous system, believed to have multiple etiologies. Toxoplasma gondii has emerged as an interesting candidate as a possible cause of some cases of schizophrenia. As there is scarce information about the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in psychiatric patients in Erbil; we investigated the seroprevalence of T. gondii in schizophrenic patients and compared with that obtained from control individuals in Erbil correlated with inflammatory marker C-reactive protein
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Schizophrenia
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Toxoplasma
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C-Reactive Protein
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Immunoglobulin G
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Case-Control Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Zanco J. Med. Sci.
Year:
2015
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