The use of immunoglobulin (IVIg) in intractable epilepsy is one of its oldest applications in
medicine, starting from the empirical observation of its beneficial effect on seizures. Immune …

In recent years, the concept of an immunological background of some types of epilepsy has
been gaining an increasing number of supporters. The following article is an attempt to …

The concept that the immune system plays a role in the epileptogenic process of some
epileptic syndromes was first proposed more than 20 years ago. Since then, numerous …

Epilepsy may present as a symptom of many neurological disorders and often an etiological
explanation cannot be identified. There is growing evidence that autoimmune mechanisms …

Objective To discuss evidence that immune mechanisms are involved in the pathogenesis of
some forms of epilepsy. Data Sources Computerized data sources and published indexes …

Several experimental and clinical studies demonstrated an immunologic basis for different
forms of epilepsy. A wide range of immune abnormalities have been reported suggesting the …

The relationship between human immunoglobulin administration, and human and
experimental epilepsy was investigated by reviewing the literature as well as the authors9 …

The purpose of this study is to ascertain possible efficacy and to understand possible
mechanisms of action of intramuscular or intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in the treatment …

Sixty-one refractory epileptic patients (46 with partial epilepsy) were treated with intravenous
immunoglobulins in a controlled double-blind/dose finding clinical trial; 18 (7 females, mean …

Inflammatory mechanisms have been increasingly implicated in the origin of seizures and
epilepsy. These mechanisms are involved in the genesis of encephalitides in which seizures …