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Serum concentrations of immunoglobulins in patients with epilepsy treated with carbamazepine
Author(s) -
Strandjord R. E.,
Johannessen S. I.,
Aarli J. A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1980.tb01491.x
Subject(s) - carbamazepine , epilepsy , medicine , antibody , pharmacology , immunology , psychiatry
The concentrations of IgA, IgG and IgM were determined in sera of 16 patients, all of whom had partial epilepsy and had received CBZ as the only drug since the beginning of therapy. Fifty‐three healthy subjects served as controls. Serum concentrations of IgA and IgG were significantly higher in patients than in controls (IgA: P = 0.05; IgG: P = 0.01). The concentration of IgM was not significantly different from that of the controls ( P = 0.1). The IgG serum levels in the controls were lower with increasing age. Furthermore, IgG serum levels were higher with increasing CBZ concentrations.