Significant Elevation in Plasma Concentrations of IgE Following Isolated Severe Head Injury Suggesting TH2 Dominance
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal für Neurologie, Neurochirurgie und Psychiatrie |
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| Field | Neurology, neurosurgery, neurosciences |
| Keywords | head injuries; immune system disorders; immunoglobuline E leves |
| Description | This research has confirmed a phenomenon of significant increase of the IgE serum levels in the patients after severe head injuries. The context of this finding with cellular immunosuppression after a head trauma and with high number of extracranial complications in these patients is not known so far. Probably there could by a relationship between high IgE levels and Th2 dominance. |
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