Neurology
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Correspondence:
Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when Correspondence are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Coyle, P.
Right arrow Articles by Sibony, P.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Coyle, P.
Right arrow Articles by Sibony, P.

NEUROLOGY 1986;36:547-550
© 1986 American Academy of Neurology

ARTICLES

Tear analysis in multiple sclerosis

PK Coyle and PA Sibony

We examined tears from 12 MS patients and 20 normal controls. In MS tears, the total IgG concentration was increased. Electrophoresis revealed low molecular weight bands (25 to 34k) in tears from patients with demyelinating optic neuritis; similar, less intense bands were seen in some patients with a history of optic neuritis. Production of tears was impaired in almost one-half of MS patients, especially in clinical exacerbations. Analysis of tears may offer new insight into immune function in MS, particularly of the mucosal immune system.




HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1986 by AAN Enterprises, Inc.