FREQUENCY OF TOXOPLASMA AND TOXOCARA SP. ANTIBODIES IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS, IN SOUTH WESTERN IRAN

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ALLAHDIN SUDABEH; KHADEMVATAN SHAHRAM; RAFIEI ABDOLLAH; MOMEN ALI AKBAR; RAFIEI REZA

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Child Neurology Year:2015 | Volume:9 | Issue:4 Page(s): 32-40

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FREQUENCY OF TOXOPLASMA AND TOXOCARA SP. ANTIBODIES IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS, IN SOUTH WESTERN IRAN

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EPILEPSY

TOXOPLASMA

TOXOCARA

SEROPREVALENCE

Abstract

ObjectiveEPILEPSY is a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predispositionto generate seizures. Infectious agents are mentioned in its etiology. Withidentifying and appropriate treatment of these infectious agents, preventing theirsecondary outcomes, including seizure is possible. This study was conductedto determine frequency of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies (IgG, IgM) and anti-Toxocara antibody (IgG) in epileptic patients.Materials & MethodsStudy sample consisted of 141 epileptic patients and 144 healthy people. Afterobtaining informed consents and completing demographic questionnaire, serumsamples were taken from participants. The diagnostic test of TOXOPLASMA IgG & IgM and TOXOCARA antibodies was performed under the same conditions usingELISA method in a qualified private laboratory. Samples from patients andcontrol groups with positive ELISA test in terms of anti-Toxocara antibody werealso used for confirmatory Western blot test.ResultAccording to ELISA results, 28 (19.85%) epileptic patients and 2 (1.38%) ofhealthy people had anti-Toxocara antibodies (P<001), while 39 (30.46%) of thecontrol group people and 14.18% of patients had anti-Toxoplsma antibodies(P=0.001).ConclusionFrequency of anti-Toxoplasma gondii is lower in epileptic than healthy individualsand this result is contrary to investigations that have reported higher levels ofthis antibody in such patient groups. ELISA results for TOXOCARA showed thatthe frequency of anti-Toxocara antibody in epileptic patients might empower theprobability that this parasite may cause central nervous system damage. Westernblotting has high specificity and is a proper confirmative method for diagnosisof toxocariasis.

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ALLAHDIN, SUDABEH, KHADEMVATAN, SHAHRAM, RAFIEI, ABDOLLAH, MOMEN, ALI AKBAR, & RAFIEI, REZA. (2015). FREQUENCY OF TOXOPLASMA AND TOXOCARA SP. ANTIBODIES IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS, IN SOUTH WESTERN IRAN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY (IJCN), 9(4), 32-40. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/303587/en

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ALLAHDIN SUDABEH, KHADEMVATAN SHAHRAM, RAFIEI ABDOLLAH, MOMEN ALI AKBAR, RAFIEI REZA. FREQUENCY OF TOXOPLASMA AND TOXOCARA SP. ANTIBODIES IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS, IN SOUTH WESTERN IRAN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY (IJCN)[Internet]. 2015;9(4):32-40. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/303587/en

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SUDABEH ALLAHDIN, SHAHRAM KHADEMVATAN, ABDOLLAH RAFIEI, ALI AKBAR MOMEN, and REZA RAFIEI, “FREQUENCY OF TOXOPLASMA AND TOXOCARA SP. ANTIBODIES IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS, IN SOUTH WESTERN IRAN,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY (IJCN), vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 32–40, 2015, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/303587/en

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