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CSF and serum cytokine profiles in severe viral encephalitis with implications for refractory status epilepticus

Cytokine profiles help distinguish primary viral encephalitis from immune-mediated parainfectious syndromes in pediatric patients with refractory status.

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(2024 authors)

csf-cytokinesviral-encephalitisrefractory-status-epilepticus

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content/research/papers/2024-csf-cytokines-viral-encephalitis-refractory-se.md

Findings

Cytokine profiles help distinguish primary viral encephalitis from immune-mediated parainfectious syndromes in pediatric patients with refractory status.

Why it may matter for Levi

Supporting evidence that CSF cytokine profiling is discriminating in pediatric seizure encephalopathies; reinforces the CSF-cytokines-on-repeat-LP recommendation.

Paper text

CSF and serum cytokine profiles in severe viral encephalitis with implications for refractory status epilepticus

(2024 authors) — peer-reviewed journal (PMC11847810) (2024). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11847810/

Findings summary

Cytokine profiles help distinguish primary viral encephalitis from immune-mediated parainfectious syndromes in pediatric patients with refractory status.

Relevance to Levi

Supporting evidence that CSF cytokine profiling is discriminating in pediatric seizure encephalopathies; reinforces the CSF-cytokines-on-repeat-LP recommendation.

Provenance

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