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Pediatr Neurol
; 39(4): 293-4, 2008 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18805373
RESUMO
A 12-year-old African American boy with mental retardation and Asperger's disorder presented with acute psychosis. Antiphospholipid antibody testing with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay showed increased levels of immunoglobulin G anticardiolipin antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid, but not in the serum. Although antiphospholipid antibodies have been reported in the serum of patients with thrombotic and neurologic disorders, there are only a few reports of these antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid. This finding is consistent with a recent report of antiphospholipid antibodies found in the cerebrospinal fluid of adults with acute psychosis.