Can immune disorders influence therapeutic approaches in treatment of epilepsy among neurologists? A first cooperative national recognition in Italy
Francia, A.; Luzi, G.; Morreale, M.; Vanacore, N.; Bianchi, A.; Buttinelli, C.; Capizzi, G.; Cerminara, C.; Colicchio, G.; Conti, L.; Coppola, G.; Elia, M.; Habetswallner, F.; Germano, M.; Giallonardo, A.T.; Lacara, A.; La Neve, A.; Magaudda, A.; Maschio, M.; Mecarelli, O.; Lodi, M.; Paciello, N.; Paggi, A.; Specchio, L.M.; Spitaleri, O.; Striano, P.; Tortorella, G.; Vaccario, M.L.; Vigevano, F.; Zaccara, G.; Zamponi, N.
International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology 23(4): 1267-1269
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0394-6320 PMID: 21244777 Document Number: 641050
Functional disturbances of the immune system have been detected more often among persons affected by epilepsy than in the general population. In the February-July period of 2007 a specific questionnaire on the relationship between epilepsy and immunological response was sent to 27 specialized Centres for Epilepsy in nine Italian regions. 15,388 epileptic patients attended twenty-seven Centers during this six-month period. 3.3 percent (n=502) of these patients suffered an immune disease. This is the first National survey on the relationship between epilepsy and immunological response in current clinical practice.